GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY WELCOMES JANE BODIE AS ASSOCIATE ARTIST

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.