NORMAN PRICE

Norman Price, (playwright/director/actor/theatre scholar), graduated from NIDA (Acting) in 1961. Norman has worked for over 30 years in the theatre industry both in Australia and overseas. He lectured in Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne as well as the Universities of Paris 8, Frankfurt, Giessen and Bari. In April 1996 his play The Other Mother was performed in Europe, and in 1998 his play Barking Dogs was performed at Experimetro (Metro Arts) after being workshopped in Paris in 1997. Barking Dogs was published by Playlab Press in 2002. A multimedia project, Hand Luggage, was performed in Brisbane in June 2002, and a community-based performance project The Sugar Mill Project was presented in Nambour, QLD in November 2001. His play Urban Dingoes, commissioned by La Boite Theatre, was performed at the Roundhouse Theatre in 2004 in association with the Energex Brisbane Festival. Urban Dingoes was published by Playlab Press in 2004. In 2005 his play Kitchen Diva was commissioned by LaBoite Theatre and produced in 2008. Pineapple Queen was produced by La Boite in 2009 with Lisa O'Neill in the title role. Together with his work in the theatre industry Norman continues to teach in Performance Studies.