Award winning Israeli Playwright and Screenwriter, Motti Lerner, is visiting Australia as a guest of Tashmadada. He will give a workshop on Thursday 19 June at the Victorian Writers Centre's Glenfern premises in St Kilda.
The workshop will be an engaging insight into his process of writing political theatre and film scripts. Don't miss this special opportunity.
About Motti Lerner
Motti Lerner is a widely known and internationally sought after contemporary Israeli playwright, screenwriter and scholar. His critically acclaimed plays have consistently sought to open up public discourse on the complex reality of Israeli life and offer alternatives to consensus views. His film script Spring 1941 is currently in production with Joseph Fiennes in the title role.
Motti has received several awards for his writing including the Meskin Award for the best play (1985), and the Israel Motion Picture Academy award for best TV drama in 1995 and in 2004. He frequently lectures at European and American Universities on playwriting, Israeli theatre and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is actively involved in the peace movement in Israel.
His American productions include: Pangs of the Messiah at Theatre J in Washington DC, The murder of Isaac at Centerstage Theatre, Baltimore, and also as part of the New York Now festival at Public Theatre in NY, Exile in Jerusalem, Hard Love, Passing The Love of Women, Coming Home (Golden Thread Productions, 2003) and Autumn. He has served as writer in residence at The Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies in Oxford and as a visiting professor at Duke University. In 1994, he was awarded the Prime Minister of Israel Award for Writers. He has also participated at the International Writers Program at the University of Iowa. He currently teaches Political Playwriting at Tel Aviv University.
The worskshop will include a playreading as well as discussion about the process - with each participant having time to ask discuss with Lerner their concerns/thoughts - and what they want to know/what they are working on etc
Date: Thursday 19th June
Time: 10am - 1pm
Venue: Victorian Writers Centre's Glenfern premises; 417 Inkerman Road (cnr Hotham St) St Kilda East
Cost: $60
To book call: 0414 624 904 or email: deborahlm4@bigpond.com
