Toby Schmitz Toby Schmitz i(A66262 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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Toby Schmitz is an Australian actor and playwright. He attended Perth's Scotch College and briefly studied law at the University of Western Australia. He graduated from the acting course at National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1999 and has performed many times on stage for Sydney Theatre Company, Company B at Belvoir St Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company.

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Degenerate Art 2018 single work drama

'A twice-rejected art school applicant rises to political power through the use of charm, cunning and violence. From there, he declares merciless war on ‘cultural disintegration’, ordering an aesthetic purge of the entartete Künstler - the ‘degenerate artists’ - and their work.

'As a result, between 1933 and 1945 one fifth of all artworks in Europe - valued at billions of dollars - are looted by, or have their sale coerced by, the Nazis.'

Source: Red Line Productions.
2019 nominated AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
I Want To Sleep With Tom Stoppard 2012 single work drama 'Luke is going out with Sarah, a brilliant actress who’s a bit older than him. And a lot more dangerous.Sarah crashes a dinner at his parents’ house. Tom and Jackie are regular theatre subscribers who know how to put on a gourmet spread. Their opinions immediately unleash the lunatic in Sarah. Or perhaps she was always coming over to detonate some bourgeois domesticity. Perhaps she’s set off by Tom’s worrying views about the death of theatre and the powerlessness of artists, or maybe it’s his hand under the table. Whatever the case, something sets her off and she decides to show them all just how much power a good actress has in her arsenal.' Source: http://rocksurfers.org/ (Sighted 21/08/2012).
2012 shortlisted Sydney Theatre Awards — Best New Australian Work
Shane Warne : The Musical 2007 single work musical theatre
2009 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Prize for Best Music Theatre Script
2009 winner Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best New Australian Work
2009 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Musical
2008 winner Victorian Green Room Awards — New Australian Musical
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