What do you do?
I’m a playwright, currently working as an Affiliate Writer with the Street Theatre.
When did you get into it?
I majored in script- and screen-writing as part of a Theatre Studies degree but didn’t really start writing plays until 2003, when I was the recipient of a mentorship funded by the Australia Council for the Arts.
Who or what influences you as an artist?
My work has tended to focus on international issues, particularly conflicts in places such as Rwanda and Israel/Palestine, and draw on the styles of British writers like David Hare and Howard Brenton.
What’s your biggest achievement so far?
Getting my work produced overseas (a festival in Northern Israel).
What are your plans for the future?
I’d love to work and travel abroad, and focus on getting more of my existing work produced in Australia and internationally.
What makes you laugh?
Watching classic re-runs of Seinfeld.
What pisses you off?
Ads.
What’s your opinion of the local scene?
Growing...
What are your upcoming performances?
The Back of Beyond has been chosen as the Street Theatre’s major commissioned work for 2010.
Contact info:
aedanwhyatt@gmail.com
