Devon Williamson
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Devon Williamson is a New Zealand playwright, based in Tauranga. He has written plays that have been widely performed in New Zealand, as well as Australia, and will be performed in the United States.[1][2] He mainly writes for the comedy genre.[3]
Biography
[edit]Williamson was born in Nelson, but moved to Tauranga in 1993.[4] He is the co-founder of Detour Theatre, a theatre company in Tauranga.[5] He has been working full-time in theatre, and related industries, for over 17 years[6] and is currently employed by the Detour Theatre Trust as a director[7] and tutor.
Williamson has a wife, Kim, who also directs for Detour Theatre,[8] and two children.[9] There have been over 50 theatre productions of Williamson's plays.[10]
Williamson's plays have been performed extensively throughout New Zealand by community theatre groups,[11] as well as in Australia. In September 2015 The Old People Are Revolting will be performed at the Topeka Civic Theatre in the United States.[12]
Work
[edit]Williamson mainly writes comedy and comedy-drama plays, and most feature small casts of less than 10.
Notable works by Williamson are:[13][14]
- Crazy Ladies
- How To Train Your Husband
- Lost for Words
- Market Farces
- Menopause Made Me Do It
- My Husbands Nuts
- My Inlaws Are Outlaws
- Over Paid Over Sexed & Over Here
- The Old People Are Revolting
- Understanding Women
- 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas
References
[edit]- ^ "The Old People Are Revolting - Devon Williamson". plays.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "The Old People Are Revolting". www.topekacivictheatre.com. Retrieved 2015-08-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Smith, Jared (2011-03-31). "Nuns, guns and hijinks with Crazy Ladies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Devon Williamson | David Spicer Productions". www.davidspicer.com.au. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "Welcome to Musical Theatre New Zealand". www.mtnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Links: Writers, Composers, Agents - Review Community Theatre". review.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "SunLive - Detour secures Fawlty scripts - The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "SunLive - REVIEW: Steel Magnolias - The Bay's News First". www.sunlive.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "CAS'n'OVA PRODUCTIONS". www.casnova.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "Welcome to Musical Theatre New Zealand". www.mtnz.org.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "Backchat - News from Theatre New Zealand" (PDF). April 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "TCT-Hocker's 2015-16 season mostly first-ever shows". Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "Catalogue | The Play Bureau". www.playbureau.com. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
- ^ "The Plays - Devon Williamson". www.plays.co.nz. Retrieved 2015-08-09.
External links
[edit]- Devon Williamson Plays, Williamson's official website.
- Devon Williamson at David Spicer Productions.