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BIO
Originally from Sydney, Chris migrated under the hope that there would be more opportunity, better fried chicken, and happier people in the UK. He thought: ‘with these ingredients, I will be unstoppable.’
Turns out Chris is most definitely stoppable and that the central ingredient to writing well is none of these things. Instead it is disappointment. Which is good because Chris’s parents have unknowingly given Chris a world class education in writing very well. Things have been hard recently though because Chris is beginning to be not so disappointed all of the time. Sometimes he is even happy. This is disappointing to Chris’s parents.
Chris is a graduate of North Strathfield Public School, St Patrick’s College Strathfield, James Ruse Agricultural High School, the QAEMT/Griffith Uni, Sydney Uni, Avondale College/Charles Sturt Uni and the Rupert Hands school of not-panicking-because-it-is-just-theatre.
Chris would like to take this moment to wish his childhood bully, Blake Doyle from Sydney Australia, nothing but the worst.
CREDITS
The Society for New Cuisine dir. Rupert Hands (EdFringe ‘23, Omnibus ’25, Chichester Festival/UK Tour ‘27); Global Majority dir. Rupert Hands debut run in London TBA ‘26; Frank and Jen dir. MBE Roy Alexander Weise - in development. Around the World in 80 Days dir. Tara Noonan (UK Tour '26)
Writing Schemes and Awards:
Tony Craze Award Winner 2026 (for Frank and Jen)
The Ilfeld Prize Shortlist 2026 (for Global Majority)
Criterion Theatre New Writing Program ’26; Soho Theatre Writers Lab 25/26, New Earth Writers 25, ATG Musical Theatre Writers ‘26, Offies Assessor’s Choice 2025, 5 Fringe Theatre Award Nominations, OffFest Best Solo Show Nom 2023 (for The Society for New Cuisine); Rafia Hussain Productions Early Commission (for Frank and Jen); ; Affiliate Playwright Pint-Sized Theatre; Pentabus Jerwood Associate Longlist; Junior Member - League of Independent Producers.