Ross Barrett, a former scientist, began writing for the stage in 1987. A past Chair of the South Australian Writers' Theatre, he has had several plays produced including Suns of Home (1992), 'Love in the Chook House' (1993), 'Sherlock Holmes and the Coming of the Fairies' (1994), 'Billy Hughes' (1996), 'How We Beat the Favourite' (2002), and 'Footsteps' (2005).
