David Atfield News Today

Playwright David Atfield. IN a welcome piece of news for Canberra playwriting, David Atfield has been selected to be in residence at Canberra Theatre Centre during August, working on his new play, “Chiaroscuro” as part of the theatre’s New Works program. “Chiaroscuro” will follow the story of notorious Italian artist Caravaggio as he paints a masterpiece from his studio in late-renaissance Italy, exploring themes of religion, queerness and the life of an artist. Atfield, a winner of ...

Dylan Van Den Berg… won the $30,000 Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting. CANBERRA’S Dylan Van Den Berg took out the $30,000 Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting for “Milk” at the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards yesterday (April 26). Van Den Berg accepted the award at the State Library of NSW, where a total of $305,000 was awarded across 13 prizes. Van Den Berg’s win was announced alongside people such as Ellen van Neerven, who won the Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry, Multicult...