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John Romeril John Romeril i(A9248 works by) (a.k.a. John Henry Romeril)
Born: Established: 1945 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Creature John Romeril , 2018 14003174 2018 single work drama

'The classic Australian story Dot and the Kangaroo jumps into the digital age with this stunning new stage adaptation. Featuring breathtaking aerial acrobatics, live music and spectacular 3D projections, you will discover the Australian landscape as you’ve never seen it before. See indigenous flora and fauna, meet creatures in their natural habitat and explore their quirky characteristics amidst the beauty and fragility of the Australian bush. 

'When 5-year-old Dot gets lost in the bush, she is rescued by a kangaroo who gives her magic ‘berries of understanding’ that allow her to follow the languages of all the animals and insects around her. With this new gift, Dot and Kangaroo set out on an action-packed adventure to return her home – an adventure that changes the way she sees the Australian bush and her place within it forever.

'But how long before this unique native wildlife disappears as humans encroach on their habitat? Creature invites you to enter the magical world of the Australian bush to explore how our actions and choices affect the world around us.'

Source: Darwin Entertainment Centre.

1 y separately published work icon Damage : A Collection of Plays John Romeril , Sydney : Currency Press , 2010 Z1709452 2010 selected work drama (taught in 3 units)

'This collection, introduced by John McCallum, includes three previously unpublished works: Jonah, a Brechtian musical reinvention of Louis Stone's novel of the same name; Top End, a political drama set in Darwin during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor, and Lost Weekend which takes a class-based look at 'Australianess'. They are published together with Romeril's best-known play, The Floating World, the story of a returned serviceman's descent into madness on a cruise ship bound for Japan.

'Romeril's writing conveys the immediacy of the times that stems from his beginnings as an agitprop writer, but he focuses on everyday lives. The plays in Damage explore the twentieth century stresses and strains, the damage we do and the damage done to us.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 22 Jack Charles v The Crown Jack Charles , John Romeril , 2010 single work drama Indigenous story

'Uncle Jack Charles is an Australian legend: veteran actor, musician, Koori elder and activist, but for a good portion of his nearly 70 years he has also been an addict, a thief and a regular in Victoria’s prisons.'

'From Stolen Generation to Koori theatre in the 70s, from film sets to Her Majesty’s prisons, JACK CHARLES V THE CROWN runs the gamut of a life lived to its utmost. Charles’ unswerving optimism transforms this tale of addiction, crime and doing time into a kind of vagabond’s progress – a map of the traps of dispossession and a guide to reaching the age of grey-haired wisdom.'

'This fleet-footed, light-fingered one-man show is a theatrical delight and a celebration of Black Australia’s dogged refusal to give up on getting on.' (Source: Ilbijerri Theatre Company website)

1 Crowded House John Romeril , 2009 single work drama young adult science fiction
— Appears in: Refuge : A Collection of Four Plays 2009;
'"Crowded House" is set in the future when times are troubled. The cities are crowded places where work, food and shelter are hard to find and the streets are patrolled by sweepers, who's [sic] purpose is to eliminate the young.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 y separately published work icon Refuge : A Collection of Four Plays P. P. Cranney , Christopher Thompson , Stephen House , John Romeril , Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2009 Z1644247 2009 anthology drama young adult The works in this collection 'were separately commissioned to explore issues currently facing Australian youth and compassionately explore themes of growing up, place and identity'. (From the publisher's website.)
1 2 One Night the Moon John Romeril , Kev Carmody (composer), Mairead Hannan (composer), Paul Kelly (composer), 2009 single work musical theatre
1 Now I Own the Pipeline John Romeril , 2009 single work essay
— Appears in: The Age , 17 January 2009; (p. 14-15)
1 'Ironman' Trod Boards as an Avant-Gardist Mike Mullins , John Romeril , 2007 single work obituary (for Lindzee Smith )
— Appears in: The Age , 27 February 2007; (p. 10)
1 Funny Politics John Romeril (interviewer), 2006 single work interview
— Appears in: Storyline , Winter no. 15 2006; (p. 9-11)
1 A Lecture : After the Event John Romeril , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Beyond Good And Evil? Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2005; (p. 183-197)
1 1 Tokyo Henry John Romeril , 2003 single work drama
1 form One Night The Moon : Script Extract Rachel Perkins , John Romeril , 2001 extract film/TV (One Night the Moon)
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , November-December no. 17 2001;
1 15 form y separately published work icon One Night the Moon John Romeril , Rachel Perkins , ( dir. Rachel Perkins ) Australia : Music Arts Dance Films Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 2001 Z935161 2001 single work film/TV (taught in 1 units)

A young girl goes missing within the Australian landscape and her father refuses to let an Aboriginal man, Albert, be included in the search party and utilise his tracking skills. It is a decision that proves fatal. Months later, the child's mother approaches Albert to begin the tracking process that eventually leads her to her lost child.

2 5 y separately published work icon Miss Tanaka John Romeril , Strawberry Hills Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre Centre, Monash University , 2001 Z819617 2001 single work drama (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: ミス・タナカ : 心中 : ラブ・スーサイズ 2012;
1 Kate 'n' Shiner John Romeril , Irine Vela (composer), 1998 single work musical theatre drama
1 Ringing Heaven : The Second Rex Cramphorn Memorial Lecture John Romeril , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 30 1997; (p. 17-26)
2 5 y separately published work icon Love Suicides John Romeril , Sydney Melbourne : Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 1997 Z28542 1997 single work drama
— Appears in: ミス・タナカ : 心中 : ラブ・スーサイズ 2012;
1 1 Red Sun - Red Earth John Romeril , 1996 single work drama
1 Anzac and Why I Write John Romeril , 1996 single work biography
— Appears in: Kunapipi , [Double Issue] vol. 18 no. 2-3 1996; (p. 335-339)
1 Making a Play for Immortality John Romeril , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 February 1995; (p. 8)
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