Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
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Edition 13 (2015) Winner
Roger Hall
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Rōjā Hōru
Aliases:
Sir Roger Leighton Hall / Sir Roger Hall KNZM QSO
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-01-17 （Woodford, Essex, England）
- Nationality
- British, New Zealander
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England → New Zealand, Wellington
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Actor, Teacher, Insurance clerk
- Active Years
- 1960-2024
- Affiliations
- Fortune Theatre Board, NZ Literary Fund Advisory Committee, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College School | — | — | — | 1952-1955 | United Kingdom |
| Wellington Teachers’ College | — | Faculty of Education | — | — | New Zealand |
| Victoria University of Wellington | — | — | — | — | New Zealand |
University College School
Period:
1952-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
United Kingdom
Prior to insurance career
Wellington Teachers’ College
Faculty of Education
Country:
New Zealand
Victoria University of Wellington
Country:
New Zealand
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | — | — | New Zealand Government | Knighted |
| 1987 | Companion of the Queen's Service Order | — | community service | New Zealand Government | Awarded |
| 2015 | Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement | — | Fiction | Creative New Zealand | Winner |
| 1977 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | Fellow |
| 1978 | Robert Burns Fellowship | — | — | University of Otago | Fellow |
| 1996 | Honorary Doctor of Literature | — | — | Victoria University of Wellington | Awarded |
| 2014 | Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Scroll of Honour | — | — | Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc | Awarded |
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2019
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
Knighted
Companion of the Queen's Service Order
1987
Category:
community service
Organization:
New Zealand Government
Result:
Awarded
Prime Minister's Awards for Literary Achievement
2015
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Creative New Zealand
Result:
Winner
Robert Burns Fellowship
1977
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
Fellow
Robert Burns Fellowship
1978
Organization:
University of Otago
Result:
Fellow
Honorary Doctor of Literature
1996
Organization:
Victoria University of Wellington
Result:
Awarded
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Scroll of Honour
2014
Organization:
Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Glide Time
1976 ComedyDepicts frustrations and petty triumphs of public servants in a government office.
social criticismbureaucracy
Adaptations
- [TV series] Gliding On (1985)
Middle-Age Spread
1978 Tragi-comedyA headmaster has an affair with a young teacher.
middle-age crisisinfidelity
Adaptations
- [Film] Middle-Age Spread / John Reid (1979)
Conjugal Rites
1991 SitcomSatirical look at conjugal life.
marriagerelationships
Adaptations
- [TV series] Conjugal Rites (1994)
Footrot Flats
1984 MusicalMusical based on New Zealand comic strip.
rural lifehumor
Bibliography
- Glide Time (1977)
- Middle Age Spread (1978)
- State of the Play (1979)
- Prisoners of Mother England (1980)
- Fifty Fifty (1982)
- Hot Water (1983)
- The Share Club (1988)
- Conjugal Rites (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- comedies with vein of social criticismpathos
- Recurring Motifs
- middle-class lifemarital and family dynamicsbureaucratic satire
Legacy
One of New Zealand's most successful playwrights, known for comedies with social criticism and pathos.
Archives
- New Zealand Literature File
In Popular Culture
- Commemorative plaque on the Writers' Walk in Dunedin
Trivia
- Daughter Pip Hall is also a playwright.
- Twice Burns Fellow.
- Autobiography 'Bums on seats' published in 1998.