Andrew Bovell
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ANDREW BOVELL (Playwright) is the
recipient of the Centenary Medal for
his contribution to the Arts and
Society in Australia. He has received
the Australian Writers Guild award for
Best Stage play or Best Screenplay on
nine occasions. When The Rain
Stops Falling premiered at the
Adelaide Festival of the Arts in 2008
and was subsequently produced by the
Sydney Theater Company, the Melbourne
Theater Company and the Almeida
Theater in London in 2009. Other
works for the stage include Holy
Day (2001), Who's Afraid of the
Working Class (1999), Scenes
from A Separation (1998) and
Speaking in Tongues (1996)
which was recently revived on the West
End at the Duke of York’s Theater and
was seen at the Roundabout Theater in
New York in 2001. His most recent
film, Blessed, received the
award for Best Screenplay at the San
Sebastian Film Festival. His other
feature film credits include Edge
of Darkness (2010), The Book of
Revelation (2006), Lantana
(2001), Head On (1998) and
Strictly Ballroom (1992).
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