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Alex Harding Alex Harding i(A25986 works by)
Born: Established: 1949
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1984
Heritage: English
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BiographyHistory

Alex Harding is a writer, composer and actor. He was a founding member and Musical Director of England's Gay Sweatshop Theatre Company. During this time, the Company toured the United Kingdom, Berlin, Amsterdam and performed at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1980, Harding became a Musical Director of the Bloolips Theatre Company, touring Europe, Vancouver and New York.

Harding migrated to Australia in 1984, and became an Australian citizen in 1985. In 1987, the New South Wales Bicentennial Council commissioned him to write the stage musical "Only Heaven Knows", which was successfully performed in 1988 and later revived in 1995. He is the author of "Blood and Honour", a play exploring the nature of personal freedom, which won the Human Rights Award for Drama in 1990.

Harding has also contributed musical compositions to a number of plays, written a musical, "Walk Down the Avenue", and performed in a solo cabaret.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

Blood and Honour 1996 single work drama
— Appears in: Australian Gay and Lesbian Plays 1996; (p. 237-276) Blood And Honour tells the story of a mother, her son and his lover, who face the possibility of a conservative win with a Federal election imminent.
1990 winner Human Rights Awards — Drama Award
y separately published work icon Only Heaven Knows Pyrmont : Festival Music Publishing , 1988 Z1124042 1988 single work musical theatre

Musical

Set in the exciting and bizarre world of post-war Kings Cross. Tim, a young writer, arrives in Sydney to explore the temptations offered to delight a war-weary population, but must choose between his love for the city and an offer to try his luck on the international theatre circuit.
1995 winner Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Awards — Outstanding Performing Arts Event
y separately published work icon Only Heaven Knows Pyrmont : Festival Music Publishing , 1988 Z1124042 1988 single work musical theatre

Musical

Set in the exciting and bizarre world of post-war Kings Cross. Tim, a young writer, arrives in Sydney to explore the temptations offered to delight a war-weary population, but must choose between his love for the city and an offer to try his luck on the international theatre circuit.
1995 winner Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Awards — Outstanding Performing Arts Event
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