Australian.
Playwright. Dramatist.
Librettist. Director.
Alana Valentine is an Australian playwright, dramatist, librettist and Director working in theatre, film, opera and television.
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Performing History
Playwright Alana Valentine and writer Sheila Ngoc Pham reflect on the writing of Sydney histories on the stage. Alana will speak about writing the history of Sydney institutions including the Parramatta Girls Home in her playParramatta Girls, the Pyrmont CSR Sugar...
Send For Nellie
As part of its Pride (R)evolution exhibition, the Library will be celebrating Nellie’s 33-year career in her own words, through archival recordings and newspaper interviews, as well as the words of her contemporaries, many of whom I interviewed more than 30 years...
2018 Philip Parsons Lecture
In this year’s Phillip Parsons lecture, award-winning playwright Alana Valentine reflects on her experience of bringing into the theatre the lived experience of diverse, community, regional and local audiences to hear their own stories in the context of the...
Recent Works
My Beautiful Man
On December 15, 2014 eighteen people were taken hostage in the Lindt Café in Sydney’s Martin Place. After a sixteen-hour standoff, a single gunshot was heard and police stormed the café. Tragically Tori Johnson, the heroic Lindt Café manager, lost his life that day,...
ARC by Erth
ARC brings to the stage stories of fragility and beauty. It is a brand new work that presents a rare opportunity to meditate amidst the hustle and bustle of a careless world. ARC is an extraordinary story of self-discovery and wonder told with theatrical magic and...
WAYSIDE BRIDE – Belvoir Theatre
After years of research, and a lot of help from the community, Alana Valentine’s much-anticipated story of a little chapel in a back street of the Cross premieres at Belvoir. The Wayside Chapel under the Reverend Ted Noffs set itself up for those who might not find a...
Wayside Bride
Wayside Bride is an oral history project to gather stories from people who have been married at the Wayside Chapel over the five decades of its history.
