Andrew Bovell

Andrew Bovell (born November 23, 1962 in Kalgoorlie , Western Australia ) is an Australian writer who works for theater, film and television.

Life

Bovell lived in Adelaide , South Australia until recently and has since moved to New York City , USA . Bovell rewrote some of his plays, which have been performed in Australia and in Europe and the United States, as screenplays for films, and these have also enjoyed international success.

Works for theater

• 1988: After Dinner.
• 1995: Scenes from a Separation. Co-author: Hannie Rayson
• 1996: Speaking in Tongues. World premiere August 6, 1996 Griffin Theater Company at The Stables, Sydney, August 6, 1996 - German-language premiere Lantana : Thalia-Theater Hamburg, October 25, 2003, director: Stephan Kimmig - film adaptation: Lantana in 2001
• 1998: Who's Afraid of the Working Class? written with Patricia Cornelius, Melissa Reeves, Christos Tsiolkas and Irene Vela; Filmed in 2009 with the title: Blessed.
• 2001: Holy Day.
• 2008: When the Rain Stops Falling. Commissioned and originally produced by Brink Productions in Australia, developed in collaboration with Hossein Valamanesh. The world premiere in Adelaide, Australia in February 2008 was co-presented by Brink Productions, State Theater Company of South Australia and the Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts. - German-language premiere The End of the Rain : December 10, 2010 Theater Bonn , staging: Klaus Weise
• 2013: The Secret River , based on the novel of the same name by Kate Grenville . WP: January 2013 The Sydney Theater Company.
• 2016: Things I Know To Be True . World premiere May 13, 2016 Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide; Presented by State Theater Company, Frantic Assembly & Australian Gas Networks in association with Adelaide Festival Center. - German-language premiere Things that I know for sure : State Theater Mainz: February 23, 2018, production: KD Schmidt

Filmography

• 1992: Strictly Ballroom - They dance against all the rules , directed by Baz Luhrmann
• 1998: Upside Down (Original Title: Head On )
• 2001: Lantana
• 2006: The Book of Revelation
• 2009: Blessed
• 2010: Order revenge (original title: Edge of Darkness ), with Mel Gibson
• 2014: A Most Wanted Man

Awards

• 2001: Australian Centenary Medal on the Queen's New Year Honors List .
• 2008: Victorian Premier's Literary Award for: When the Rain Stops Falling .
• 2008: Queensland Premier's Literary Award for: When the Rain Stops Falling .

plant

• Speaking in tongues. Currency Press, Sydney 1998, ISBN 0-86819-419-0 .
  • as a play: Lantana . Currency Press, Sydney 2001, ISBN 0-86819-659-2 .
    • German by Terence French as an unsaleable manuscript: Lantana: Sometimes love is not enough. Distribution point and publishing house of German stage writers and stage composers, Norderstedt 2003.
• Holy Day: The Red Sea . Currency Press, Sydney 2001, ISBN 0-86819-646-0 .
• When the Rain Stops Falling. Nick Hern Books, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-84842-034-2 .
  • German by Maria Harpner and Anatol Preißler as an unmarketable manuscript: Das Ende des Regens. Distribution office and publishing house of German stage writers and stage composers, Norderstedt 2010.
• Things I Know To Be True. Nick Hern Books, London 2016, ISBN 978-1-84842-576-7 .
  • German by Maria Harpner and Anatol Preißler as an unsaleable manuscript: Things that I know for sure. Distribution point and publishing house of German stage writers and stage composers, Norderstedt 2017.

Web links

• Andrew Bovell in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Crimes and Punishments. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung . December 12, 2010.