Angie Farrow

Dr Angie Farrow (born 1951) is a New Zealand academic and writer for theatre and radio.[1] Born in the United Kingdom, Farrow is a senior lecturer at Massey University and in 2011 was awarded Massey University lecturer of the Year.[2] Farrow has published books on the production of physical theatre as well as her own numerous plays for theatre and radio.[3][4] In April 2015 her series of 10-minute-long sketches Together All Alone was performed at Bats Theatre Wellington.[5]

Awards
  • The Pen is a Mighty Sword International Playwriting Competition, USA, 2007[6]
  • Bruce Wrenn Award for Outstanding Contribution to NZ Playwriting[7]
  • Globe Theatre Award for ‘Best New New Zealand Play’[8]
  • Best Drama Script at the Auckland Short and Sweet Festival
  • Winner of Inspirato Playwriting Award, Canada
  • Best Wild Card at the Sydney Short and Sweet Festival
  • People's Choice Winner at the Inspirato Festival, Canada[9]
  • People's Choice Award for Falling in Melbourne Short and Sweet Festival, Melbourne
  • First Prize in The Three Leeches Playwriting Contest for Lifetime, USA
  • Best Script for Lifetime at the Singapore Short and Sweet Festival[8]

Publications
  • Plays for Physical Theatre: Three plays for young adults with notes for their production[3]
  • Plays for Physical Theatre II[10]

Plays
  • Falling[11]
  • Despatch[12]
  • New Zealand Lamb[4]
  • Goodbye April
  • Happiness
  • Last Breath
  • Leo Rising
  • Lifetime
  • Nearly There
  • Replay
  • Tango Partner
  • Speed of Light
  • Follow Follow Follow
  • Before The Birds
  • Amnesia
  • August Moon
  • the river
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References
  1. "Angie Farrow". Creative Giants. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. Forster, Michelanne; Plumb, Vivienne (2013). Twenty New Zealand Playwrights. Wellington: Playmarket. ISBN 9780908607471.
  3. Farrow, Angie (2005). Plays for Physical Theatre. Victoria, Australia: Thomas Dunmore Press. ISBN 0170127508.
  4. "New Zealand Lamb by Angie Farrow". RNZ. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. Coleman, Ewen (8 April 2015). "Together All Alone is highly entertaining". Stuff.co.nz. Stuff Entertainment. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. "How to be creative". NZ Creativity. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. Gilbert, Robert. "Sharp Witty and Profound". Theatre Review. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. "Angie Farrow". Playmarket. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. "Academy Leads". Theatre Inspirato. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  10. Farrow, Angie (2010). Plays for Physical Theatre II. Wellington: Dunmore Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781877399534.
  11. Farrow, Angie (2014). Falling and other short plays. Wellington: Steele Roberts Publishers. ISBN 9781927242674.
  12. "The Drama Hour". RNZ. Retrieved 23 April 2016.


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