Richard Roxburgh Richard Roxburgh i(A21775 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 How to Draw a Dog Richard Roxburgh , 2019 single work short story
— Appears in: Funny Bones 2019;
1 Richard Roxburgh on Politics, Satire and the Final Season of Rake Richard Roxburgh , 2018 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , August 2018;

'If politics has indeed become so absurd it's putting satirists out of business, then spare a thought for Richard Roxburgh.'  (Introduction)

1 5 y separately published work icon Artie and the Grime Wave Richard Roxburgh , Sydney : Allen and Unwin , 2016 10155396 2016 single work children's fiction children's

'A fabulously funny madcap adventure from the multi-talented actor, director and writer Richard Roxburgh, now writing and illustrating books for children.

'Artie and his best friend Bumshoe have stumbled upon a Cave-of-Possibly-Stolen-Stuff, and along with it a gang of shady characters including scary Mary, fang-toothed Funnel-web and the devious Mayor Grime.

'Artie and Bumshoe's attempt to solve the mystery sparks a chaotic chain of events that involves kidnapping, puppy-dog cutlets, modern art and pioneering the sport of the bungee- wedgie.

'It's a sticky situation and if Artie's going to he might need help from family, friends, a little old lady, a small dog and the Fartex 120Y.

'A fabulously funny, madcap adventure from the multi-talented Richard Roxburgh. ' (Publication summary)

1 Facing the Music Richard Roxburgh , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 February 2015; (p. 4-5)
'Despite his terror of bureaucracy and aversion to alarm clocks, RICHARD ROXBURGH has thrown himself into the role of festival director.'
1 All the World's a Stage Set for Terrifying, Riveting Disaster Richard Roxburgh , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2014; (p. 3)
1 Waiting for Tamas Richard Roxburgh , 2013 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 2013; (p. 6-7)
1 Rake Progresses to Hollywood Richard Roxburgh , Charles Waterstreet , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6-7 October 2012; (p. 3)
Michael Idato reports that Sony Pictures Studio, USA, is developing an adaptation of Rake for American audiences.
1 54 form y separately published work icon Rake Peter Duncan , Andrew Knight , Richard Roxburgh , Charles Waterstreet , Peter Duncan , ( dir. Peter Duncan et. al. )agent Australia : ABC Television , 2010-2016 Z1737627 2010 series - publisher film/TV crime

'On any single day, Cleaver Greene is described as many things. Whilst his ex-wife may call him 'unreliable", his son will call him "a mate". To his learned friends at the bar table he is "a real wag", to his jurors he is "hilarious", and to most judges he is "an outrage". To the Tax Office, he is "a defendant", to a certain brothel owner "a legend", and to his former cocaine dealer "a tragic loss".

'The clients he loves the most - the cases that thrill him - are those that appear to be utterly hopeless. There's something about being on the wrong side of conventional wisdom that feels right to him, be it at the bar table or the dinner table.

'He will do whatever it takes to defend and save life's truly lost souls. The big sinners. Its drug lords. Its cannibals. Its bestialites. And at the same time, he will struggle to save himself, to stop himself falling back into the abyss that has characterised most of his self-destructive adult life thus far.

'Despite his own hopelessness, his wit and charm have won him hordes of companions over the years. Most nights of the week, there is no shortage of invitations: dinner with a judge at the RMC (His Honour pays), or with some drug dealers in Chinatown (Manos pays), or with some of his copper mates at the Matador (no one pays).

'Any gaps in his diary will inevitably be filled by either all night sessions in chambers preparing for court or similarly lengthy sessions at his favourite brothel, simply referred to by those in the know as "the Club" (here, Cleaver is more than happy to open his own wallet). He tends to wake up bruised. Physically. Emotionally. Spiritually. Usually it's a combination thereof. He spends a nano-second wondering how his life came to this - living in a studio above a café in the Cross, without his wife and son, in love with a prostitute, defending hopeless cases. Then he gets up, puts on his dressing gown and a pair of brogues and goes downstairs for a coffee. Then it's out into the world - onto the battleground that is Cleaver Greene's day.'

Source: ABC Television website, http://www.abc.net.au/tv/
Sighted: 1 November 2010.

2 33 form y separately published work icon Romulus, My Father Nick Drake , ( dir. Richard Roxburgh ) Australia : Arenafilm , 2007 Z1308732 2007 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

Film adaptation of Raymond Gaita's biography.

1 Ray's Tempest Steve Rodgers , Justin Monjo , Richard Roxburgh , 2004 single work drama Ray Brink is estranged from his family, about to lose his job and has only one real mate in the world. To top it off, the doctors have told him he has six months to live.
1 15 That Eye, the Sky Richard Roxburgh , Justin Monjo , 1994 single work drama
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