Reg Cribb
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Reginald Cribb is an Australian playwright and actor.
Early life[]
Cribb graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art at the University of New South Wales in 1990 and his first play, Night of the Sea Monkey, was performed in 1999.[1]
Plays[]
Cribb's plays include:
- The Return (adapted to the film Last Train to Freo)[2]
- Last Cab to Darwin[3]
- Gulpilil[4]
- [5]
- , an adaptation of Uncle Vanya[6]
- [7]
- [8]
- [9]
- Krakouer[10]
- , a play about Australian indigenous singer and musician Jimmy Little performed by the Queensland Theatre Company at the Cremorne Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (August 2015) [11]
- , a play about a man ravaged by drought, family secrets and love performed by the Griffin Theatre in January 2016 then touring nationally in 2018
With Rachel Perkins, Cribb co-wrote the screenplay for the movie Bran Nue Dae based on the 1989 stage musical Bran Nue Dae written by Jimmy Chi.[12]
Acting career[]
Cribb appeared in the film A Country Life.[13]
He appeared in Home and Away during the 1990s,[14] with appearances in G.P., A Country Practice and Police Rescue.[15] He also sang the song "Banana Holiday" on the ABC children's TV series Bananas in Pyjamas with Monica Trapaga as well as the main cast of the show.[citation needed]
Stage history includes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,[16] ,[17] ,[18] Face to Face,[19] Romeo and Juliet[20] and The Turning.[21]
Awards[]
- Last Cab to Darwin – 2003 Qld Premier's Literary Award,[4] 2003 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award,[4] 2003 WA Premier's Award for Best Script, overall 2003 WA Premier's Award (the first to win this award),[4] 2003 WA Equity Award for Best New Script. Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the NSW Premier's Literary Award and the 2003 Australian Writers’ Guild Award.
- The Return – 2001 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award[4] and shortlisted for the 2001 Qld Premier's Literary Award.
- The Chatroom – shortlisted for the 2004 Patrick White Playwrights’ Award, the 2005 Qld Premier's Literary Award and the 2005 WA Premier's Literary Award.
- Gulpilil – shortlisted for the 2001 Australian Writers’ Guild Award.
- Ruby's Last Dollar – shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the WA Equity Awards.
- Screenplay for Last Train to Freo – 2006 WA Premier's Award. Nominated for the 2006 Qld Premier's Literary Award and Victorian Premier's Literary Award, as well as a 2006 AWGIE and Best Adapted Screenplay in the 2006 AFI Awards and Critics Circle Awards.[4]
- Country Song it won the 2013 Rodney Seaborn Playwright's Award for New Work.[11]
In 2015, Cribb was the Professional in Residence at the Perth's Film & Television Institute.[22]
References[]
- ^ "Meet the Panellists of Critical Mass - 4.00pm - 4.30pm Sundays on ABC TV". www.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Sims, Jeremy (14 September 2006), Last Train to Freo, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 24 January 2016
- ^ "LAST CAB TO DARWIN". AustralianPlays.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Reg Cribb". AustralianPlays.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Cribb, Reg (2004), The chatroom, HLA Management, archived from the original on 29 January 2016, retrieved 24 January 2016
- ^ Austlit. "Ruby's Last Dollar". www.austlit.edu.au. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Marais, Karen (29 January 2008). "A look at our intolerant heart" (PDF). Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Broadbent, Penelope (3 June 2011). "The Haunting of David Gartrell". Australian Stage. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Reg Cribb and the Upside Down River". FilmInk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Kinsella, John (7 October 2011). "O brother, I get a kick out of this performance". The Australian. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Country Song". Queensland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^ "Bran Nue Dae Review". SBS Movies. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ Blakemore, Michael (28 July 1995), Country Life, archived from the original on 19 March 2018, retrieved 24 January 2016
- ^ "Home and Away", Internet Movie Database, archived from the original on 15 May 2015, retrieved 24 January 2016
- ^ "Australian Television: Police Rescue: episode guide". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead". AusStage. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Hester". AusStage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "The Players". AusStage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Face to Face". AusStage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Romeo and Juliet". AusStage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "The Turning". AusStage. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Award-winning writer Reg Cribb is FTI's next Professional in Residence". ScreenWest. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
External links[]
- Australian male dramatists and playwrights
- Australian male soap opera actors
- Australian male stage actors
- Living people