BILL HARDING

Bill began writing professionally aged 15 for ‘The Mavis Bramston Show’ (Channel 7 1965-7).

Bill has written comedy scripts/plays/material for TV, stage and radio performed by
Abigail, Noelene Brown, Tina Bursill, Grahame Bond, Gordon Chater, Max Cullen, Delvene Delaney, Andrew Denton, Gloria Dawn, David Frost, Libbi Gorr, Jane Harders, Paul Hogan, Gillian Jones, Anne-Louise Lambert, Don Lane, Tommy Leonetti, Garry McDonald, Kris McQuade, Doug Mulray, Tara Morice, Max Phipps, Geoffrey Rush, Austen Tayshus, Mark Trevorrow, James Valentine, Kerry Walker and John Wood.

THEATRE
‘Silver Lining’ for Lighthouse Theatre Co. commissioned and directed by Jim Sharman in1982.

‘Carols by Laserlight’ for Magpie Theatre and for Belvoir Theatre commissioned and directed by Geoffrey Rush in 1984 & 1985.

‘Rome Tremble’ for Sydney Theatre Company in 1990.

‘World War Bob’ for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2009 & 2011.


SHORT FILM
Writer/co-producer of ‘Chair with a View’.


AWARDS
Awgie for ‘Wollongong the Brave’.
Sammy for ‘The Norman Gunston Show’
Judge’s Prize at Mudfest for ‘A Chair with a View.’
AWG 2015 Fred Parsons Award for Contribution to Australian Comedy.