New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
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Edition 5 (1983) Winner
Nick Enright
ニック・エンライト
Nikku Enraito
Aliases:
Nicholas Paul Enright
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-12-22 （East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia）
- Died
- 2003-03-30 （Sydney, Australia） age 52
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Residence History
- East Maitland → Sydney
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, lyricist, teacher, actor, director
- Active Years
- 1972-2003
- Affiliations
- Nimrod Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company, State Theatre Company of South Australia, NIDA, Sydney Theatre Company
- Influenced By
- Israel Horovitz
- Influenced
- Eddie Perfect
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney | — | Faculty of Arts | BA | — | Australia |
| New York University | — | Tisch School of the Arts | MFA | — | United States |
University of Sydney
Faculty of Arts
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Australia
New York University
Tisch School of the Arts
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NSW Premier's Literary Play Award | Variations | Play | NSW Government | winner |
| 1993 | Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay | Lorenzo's Oil | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | nominee |
| 1990 | Major AWGIE Award | Daylight Saving | — | Australian Writers' Guild | winner |
| 2001 | Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work | The Boy from Oz | — | — | winner |
NSW Premier's Literary Play Award
1983
Work:
Variations
Category:
Play
Organization:
NSW Government
Result:
winner
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
1993
Work:
Lorenzo's Oil
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
nominee
Major AWGIE Award
1990
Work:
Daylight Saving
Organization:
Australian Writers' Guild
Result:
winner
Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work
2001
Work:
The Boy from Oz
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Blackrock
1995 PlayA play about a teenage rape case in suburban Australia.
youth violencefamily breakdown
Adaptations
- [Film] Blackrock / Steven Vidler (1997)
Daylight Saving
1989 PlayA comedy about a marriage in crisis.
marriageinfidelity
Cloudstreet
1998 Stage adaptationAdaptation of Tim Winton's novel about Australian families.
familyfate
The Boy from Oz
1998 MusicalBiographical musical about Peter Allen.
biographyLGBTQ+
Bibliography
- The Mavis McMahon Show
- The Good Ship Venus
- On the Wallaby
- First Class Women
- The Maitland and Morpeth String Quartet
- Daylight Saving
- A Property of the Clan
- Blackrock
- Mongrels
- Variations
- Summer Rain
- The Boy from Oz
- Cloudstreet
Adaptations
- Blackrock (film)
Translations by Author
- The Marriage of Figaro
- Don Juan
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realismdialogue-drivenAustralian vernacular
- Recurring Motifs
- suburban lifefamily dynamicsyouth issues
Health
-
melanoma15年間寛解後再発（1988年頃-2003年）Died of cancer at age 52
Legacy
Key figure in Australian theatre, with works performed by major companies; the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting named after him.
Archives
- University of Western Australia Library
In Popular Culture
- Happy Feet dedicated to his memory
Trivia
- Openly gay
- From a prosperous Catholic family
- Head of Acting at NIDA