Adam May Adam May i(A26729 works by)
Born: Established: 1963 ;
Gender: Male
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May is a writer and actor who graduated in Drama from the University of Melbourne in 1985. Since then he has written for community groups and independent theatre while continuing to work as an actor in theatre, film and television. His plays have been read at the Seymour Centre, Anthill and the ANPC. Performances include Bare Friends at the Universal (1991), Diplomacy on Coconut Island at Theatreworks (1997) and Buckley's Chance & None at the Carlton Courthouse (1994). The Victor was nominated for the Wal Cherry Award in 1995 and 1996, and No Prophet, No Angel was highly commended in the 1995 Playbox Asialink Playwriting Competition.

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y separately published work icon Rising Fish Prayer Strawberry Hills Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 1998 Z441915 1998 single work drama This play is 'a confronting and timely examination of the politics of business, the business of politics, and a man whose life is brought to the very brink. Australian, Ken Peterson, finds himself engulfed in political and social upheaval when he arrives to take up the position of manager of a small gold mine in Papua New Guinea on behalf of a multinational company. The departure of his predescessor is shrouded in mystery and the mine is not running as smoothly as reports have been indicating. As tensions mount a European environmmental journalist arrives, determined not to leave without a good story.' Back cover.
1997 winner Playbox Asialink Playwriting Competition
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