Merlynn Tong Merlynn Tong i(8517342 works by)
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Actor, performance maker and writer.

Tong has lived in Brisbane, where she was company manager of Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre. She holds an English and Creative Arts degree from Murdoch University.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2023 recipient Australia Council Grants, Awards and Fellowships Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups $49,991    

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Golden Blood 黄金血液 2021 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2022 20800986 2021 single work drama

'When her mother dies an orphaned girl is left alone in Singapore, in a home that is now terrifyingly empty. To make matters worse, she’s now in the care of her estranged brother—her new legal guardian—and he’s not exactly up to the gig. For one, he’s only a few years older than her. And two, he’s a gangster. Like, an actual one.

'The future he sees for their atypical family-of-two is lined with gold. And Chanel. And Miu Miu. And Balenciaga. But his new dependent is less sure about this. What is the trade-off for living in this kind of luxury? What should be kept in this world, and what should be offered to the next? As it turns out, their late mother has some strong opinions on the matter.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2023 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
2022 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards Best New Australian Work
2023 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Drama
y separately published work icon Blue Bones Fortitude Valley : Playlab , 2017 11978357 2017 single work drama

'When a woman finds scars left by her ex-boyfriend of many years etched into her bones, she begins a turbulent journey to unpack her past and discover how he got under her skin. Based on the true story of two teenagers' romance as it blossoms then warps in the heat of bustling Singapore, Blue Bones is a one-woman show told with incredible honesty by Merlynn Tong. With multiple characters, song and arcade dance games, Blue Bones is a whirlwind of love and sex, violence and courage, with the wreckage continuing to be felt across the years. Against the backdrop of Singapore with all its beauty, rigidity and insistent chaos, Blue Bones will enchant and disturb, and perhaps even wake the stories dormant in your bones.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2017 winner Matilda Awards Best Director
2017 winner Matilda Awards Best New Australian Play
2017 winner Matilda Awards Best Mainstage Production
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