Jane
Bodie joins Griffin Theatre Company as Associate Artist after three years as
Head of Playwriting at NIDA. An acclaimed playwright, director and screenwriter
in both Australia and the UK for the last fifteen years, Jane’s play This
Year’s Ashes premiered to critical acclaim at Griffin in 2011. Her other
works include A Single Act (winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary
Award 2006), Music (Playwriting Australia Festival 2011), Out Night
One and Still. Jane’s work has also played on international stages
in London, New York, Ireland and Brazil.
Jane’s
other awards include a Green Room Award for outstanding writing and she was
nominated for the Ewa Czajor award for her work as an emerging director. Jane
has written extensively for TV and Radio, including The Secret Life of Us,
Crash Burn, Channel 4’s No Angels and Moving Wallpaper and
several plays for Radio Four and ABC Radio National. She also worked at The
Royal Court Theatre as a teacher and mentor on their Young Writers Programme,
and has worked as a dramaturg and writers mentor at Playwriting Australia.
Artistic
Director Lee Lewis said “Jane Bodie comes to Griffin after her very successful
years as Head of Playwriting at NIDA. One of this country's leading
playwrights, she is also a gifted and generous dramaturg, balancing her passion
for writing with deep love of the craft. Her play This Year’s Ashes was
a hit with Griffin audiences in 2011 and I am looking forward to having her
great theatre brain and infectious laugh in the building!”
We
would like to welcome Jane to the Griffin family. We are wholeheartedly excited
for the wonderful year ahead.
