Jane Harrison
Biography:
Jane Harrison is a playwright and Muruwari descendant. She was commissioned by Ilbijerri Theatre Co-operative to write Stolen, about the Stolen Generations. Stolen premiered in 1998, followed by seven annual seasons in Melbourne, plus tours to Sydney, Adelaide, regional Victoria, Tasmania, the UK (twice), Hong Kong and Tokyo, and readings in Canada and New York. Jane was the co-winner (with Dallas Winmar for Aliwa!) of the Kate Challis RAKA Award for Stolen. Stolen is studied on the VCE English and NSW HSC syllabi.
Her plays include On a Park Bench, a finalist in the Lake Macquarie Drama Prize, Rainbow's End, and Blakvelvet, for which Jane was the 2006 Theatrelab Indigenous Award winner. She contributed one chapter to Many Voices, Reflections on experiences of Indigenous child separation, published by the National Library, Canberra. Her most important creation has been her two daughters.
PIP Credits: Playwright - The Visitors
