2018 House Plays Programme

2018 House Plays Festival Adjudicator

Claire Christian

Claire Christian is a writer and theatre maker from Queensland. Her debut young adult novel, Beautiful Mess , won the 2016 Text Publishing Text Prize and was published in August, 2017. She made her professional stage directing debut with Michelle Law’s Single Asian Female at La Boite in 2017 and

will direct the 2018 Belvoir season. As a playwright, Claire has been recognised both nationally and internationally. Her play Lysa and the Freeborn Dames will be staged at La Boite in August 2018. Talking to Brick Walls, a youth arts project co-created with The Empire Theatre’s IMPACT Ensemble and Youth Arts Director, Ari Palani, was published in 2015 by Playlab. Occasionally she makes cool things with her creative best friend, David Burton, like their online content world called Ask Pew! Pew! or their two published plays, Hedonisms Second Album and The Landmine is Me . Claire is deeply committed to her practice of connecting young artists and their stories with diverse audiences. She is currently the part-time Youth and Participation Producer at La Boite Theatre. Somerset College extends a warm welcome to Claire and thanks her for being the adjudicator of the 2018 House Plays Festival.