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Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work ''Away''. As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney Theatre Companies.〔http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/staffhome/siryan/Academy/author%20pages/gow,%20michael.htm〕 He was the Artistic Director at the Queensland Theatre Company from 1999 until 2010. Productions he directed for the company include: ''Private Fears in Public Places'', ''John Gabriel Borkman'', ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (2007); ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', ''Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome: A Shakespeare Commentary'', ''I Am My Own Wife'', (2008); ''The School of Arts'' and ''The Crucible'' (2009). ''Away'' is the story of three Australian families who go on holiday "up the coast" for Christmas 1967 as a remedy to personal crises, whose story threads eventually interconnect. The families cross the class and social divides: one is in a smart hotel, another is at the local caravan park; another is in the throes of possible divorce. These factors are woven into a story of love and loss that allows a young boy and girl to taste first love and the pain of death while their parents cope, more or less, with the consequences. It remains a landmark of Australian contemporary drama and the best of Gow's earlier work. ''Europe'' is also an intriguing work as a young man and a European actress of uncertain age meet in her dressing room. Gow had not written a full-length play for ten years while fully engaged as artistic director of QTC – Queensland Theatre Company – then produced Toy Symphony in 2007, which received its world premiere production at Belvoir St Theatre. It was a critical and popular success, starring Richard Roxburgh in his first stage role for some years. ''Toy Symphony'' is a further exploration of Gow's Shire roots and much else besides. The production won four Sydney Theatre Awards: Best Mainstage Production, Best Director (Neil Armfield), Best Actor (Richard Roxburgh) and Best Supporting Actress (Monica Maughan). == Works == *''The Kid'' (1983) *''The Astronaut’s Wife'' (1985) *''Away'' (1986) *''17'' (N/A) *''On Top Of The World'' (1987) *''Europe'' (1987) *''1841'' (1988) *''All Stops Out'' (1989) *''Furious'' (1994) *''Sweet Phoebe'' (1994) *''Live Acts On Stage'' (1996) *''Up Here'' (2004) *''The Fortunes of Richard Mahony'', adapted from the novel by Henry Handel Richardson (2004) *''Toy Symphony'' (2007) *''Once in Royal David's City'' (2014)〔http://belvoir.com.au/productions/once-in-royal-davids-city/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Gow」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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