Staff - Ingle Knight
Ingle Knight has written over 20 plays, musicals and films. He won the 1999 Premiers Book Award, for his adaptation of Elizabeth Jolley’s novel Milk and Honey. H is one-man-show The Exploding Breakfast, about his experiences as writer-in-residence at a theatre in Johannesburg, was produced by Perth Theatre Company and later broadcast on ABC Radio National. Wicked – co-written with Michael Smith was “The Australian” critic’s choice for the 1996 Best New Play of the year in W.A. Dolphin Talk – co-written with the cast, toured across Australia, Canada and the USA. Bullyfruit - also for Barking Gecko, was nominated for the 1997 Gold Swan award. Shadow Of The Eagle , co-written with George Blazevic will be produced by Perth Theatre Company in 2003. Aesop’sFable written for Barking Gecko tours nationally in 2003. H e is currently adapting Louis de Bernieres' novel Red Dog for Black Swan Theatre Company. He also l ectures in scriptwriting at Murdoch University.
He has performed in over 50 professional theatre productions. In Crystal Clear; he played a young diabetic who goes blind, which earned him a nomination for a Gold Swan Award. As the Emperor whose vanity is his blindness, he toured the State in Barking Gecko's The Emperor's New Clothes. TV appearances include roles in Sons and Daughters, Neighbours and Prisoner.
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