CAMPION DECENT

Campion Decent holds a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong and a Master of Arts (Theatre Studies) from the University of NSW. He is a graduate of the NIDA Playwrights Studio, has been an affiliate writer with the Sydney Theatre Company's New Stages and writer-in-residence for the University of Wollongong. During this time, his plays have included Collar of Thistles, Three Winters Green and The Pearls of Heaven. He has been Chair of the Australian National Playwrights’ Centre, Literary Manager for Sydney Theatre Company, and festival director for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, and the Next Wave Festival. Currently a playwright and freelance arts worker, Decent is a member of the HotHouse Theatre Artistic Directorate, and the NSW Arts Advisory Council. Decent is dedicated to supporting the work of a new generation of Australian artists and is the Director of the Biting Dog Theatre Festival for High School Students. His most recent play, Embers premiered at Sydney Theatre Company in 2006.