'Chris Hay is Professor of Drama at Flinders University in South Australia. He is an Australian theatre and cultural historian, whose research analyses subsidised theatre for what it can reveal about national identities and anxieties. He previously held appointments at the University of Queensland, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).' (https://www.routledge.com/Contemporary-Australian-Playwriting-Re-visioning-the-Nation-on-the-Mainstage/Hay-Carleton/p/book/9781032008615