Stuart Hoar
Stuart Hoar (1957) is a New Zealand playwright, teacher, novelist, radio dramatist and librettist.[1] Hoar was born in New Plymouth and he was educated at Manurewa College and Auckland University. He worked in the film industry as a sound recordist. In 1987, Squatter was chosen for Playmarket's National Playwrights Workshop and the following year Hoar was Writer in Residence at Mercury Theatre and recipient of the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.[2] In 1993 Hoar received the Robert Burns Fellowship. Since the age of 24 he has written over 30 radio plays which have been broadcast internationally.[3]He has taught playwriting at Canterbury and Auckland universities and currently works for Playmarket as their script advisor.[1]
Plays
- 1987 - Squatter Mercury Theatre, Auckland
- 1989 - Scott of the Antarctic Allen Hall, Dunedin
- 1990 - Exile Allen Hall, Dunedin
- 1991 - A Long Walk Off A Tall Rock NZ Drama School, Wellington
- 1992 - American Girl, Allen Hall, Dunedin
- 1992 - The Danger of Lifts Court Two, Christchurch
- 2006 - Backwards in High Heels Court Two, Christchurch [1]
- 2013 - The Great Art War (with Phillip Norman) Court Theatre, Christchurch
- 2014 - Pasefika Circa Theatre, Wellington
Awards
- 2010 - Adam New Zealand Play Award for Pasefeka [1]
- 2007 - Best Radio Play, Radio New Zealand Awards for Attitude [4]
- 2007 - Katherine Mansfield Memorial Fellowship [5]
- 1993 - Burns Fellow, Otago University
- 1990 - Literary Fellow, Auckland University
- 1988 - Dominion Sunday Star Times Bruce Mason Award
- 1988 - John Reid Memorial Award
- 1988 - Writer In Residence, Mercury Theatre
References
- 1 2 3 4 Forster, Michelanne; Plumb, Vivienne (2013). Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607471.
- ↑ "Spotlight Stuart Hoar". Playmarket News Issue 22. Spring 1999.
- ↑ Edmond, Murray. "Plays and Playwrights". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Pasefika". Scoop Independent News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ "Fellows". Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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