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Nic Velissaris Nic Velissaris i(A91067 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Greek
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BiographyHistory

Writer and director Nic Velissaris graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002. He has directed plays for the Melbourne stage and his own plays have been produced in Melbourne. Velissaris has been a recipient of the Australian Writers' Guild mentorship, which gave him the opportunity to work on 'Neos Kosmos' with John Romeril.

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Awards for Works

form Brother Boy 2005 single work drama radio play

'Brother Boy' is the story of a Greek family coping with the loss of its only female member to cancer. The family life she once held together has been irrevocably damaged and Arthur, the eldest brother, is struggling to fill the void left by his mother's death. Steve, the youngest, seems content to shirk all responsibility, indulging instead in his passion for illegal street racing. Within the constraints of a culture that often hides its more tender emotions, how do these three men come to terms with their tragedy? The father of Arthur and Steve is haunted by the memories of his past, leaving him unsure of his feelings and of the role he is expected to play in the present and the future. In this context, the three grieving men are forced to face each other and come to terms with the common bond they share in the loss of their mother and wife.

Source: ABC Radio National website, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/airplay/s1465017.htm
Sighted: 17 October 2005
2004 winner R. E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Development Award
What the Umbrella Did Next 2003 single work drama young adult Georgi Markov lost his life in a tragic and absurd way. An exiled Bulgarian playwright and author, he was targeted by his government, who wished to prevent him from publicly denouncing their corrupt political system. On the 7th September, 1978, while Markov was waiting at a bus stop at Waterloo Bridge, an anonymous man surreptitiously jabbed him with the tip of his umbrella. The umbrella tip held a poison pellet and two days later Markov died - assassinated by an umbrella. This is also the story of what the umbrella did next.
2003 winner ATYP National Young Playwrights' Award
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