Ra Chapman Ra Chapman i(17232818 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Playwright and theatremaker. Ra Chapman was one of Malthouse Theatre's writers-in-residence in 2018-2019: she made her mainstage debut in 2020, with K-Box.

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form y separately published work icon Striking Hair Pins Australia : Turn About Entertainment , 2023 27449172 2023 single work film/TV horror

'When Sophie, a woman estranged from her Korean culture, befriends a native Korean woman at her local grocery store, her life is thrown into disarray as the friendship takes an unexpected turn.'

Source: Production blurb.
2024 shortlisted AWGIE Awards — Web Series and Other Non-Broadcast Short Works
K-Box 2020 single work drama

'A 30-something Korean adoptee finds the raucous and riotous side of family in this surreal comedy.

'Lucy fled her manic Melbourne routine to find calm in the country. But the home of her adoptive white baby-boomer parents ain’t the place for peace and quiet.

'Enter Kim Han, a charismatic K-pop star making a surprise visit to rural Victoria, who tips Lucy’s crisis into a complete tailspin.

'But there’s more to this than karaoke. As the evening rockets towards a climax, Lucy will raise the roof with the ones who raised her.'

Source: Malthouse Theatre.
2020 winner Patrick White Playwrights' Award
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