Daniel Keene | |
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Born | Daniel Keene 1955 Melbourne, Australia |
Occupation | dramatist and theatre director |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Notable works | Tom White |
Daniel Keene (born 1955) is an Australian playwright whose work has been performed throughout the world. Keene's plays have been performed in Australia, France, Poland and the United States. Many of his plays have been published in French translation.
He was co-founder with Ariette Taylor of the Keene/Taylor Theatre Project. With her he won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre (Green Room Awards, 1998) and the Kenneth Myer Medallion for the Performing Arts.
Keene is the winner of a number of drama awards in Australia and the 2002 production of his play Terminus, directed by Laurent Laffargue at the TNT in Toulouse and the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, won the Prix Pierre Jean Jacques Gaultier for best direction.