Frank Hatherley’s multi-media professional career has covered radio, film journalism, theatre directing, TV drama producing with the BBC, and a London university senior lectureship in media studies. But he has always returned to playwriting, usually comic, often with songs.

During 2006/2011 Frank has written thousands (and thousands) of words for local residents' group Community Action Rozelle, CARz for short, in their objection to two inappropriate inner-city developments in his neighbourhood. See the CARz website at htpp://rozelle.e-newsletter.com.au

As a film critic, he contributes regularly to Screen International, in London, and as a theatre critic and journalist to Stage Whispers, in Sydney.

RECENTLY: 'The Merry Widow' was staged by the Northern Territory's OperatuNiTy Company, at the CDU Theatre, Darwin, last November. 'Manly Mates' got a new production by Canberra Dramatics in January. There was a May public reading in Gosford of 'Boxed', his trilogy of plays about modern communications.

CURRENTLY: 'Boxed' is getting a full production by Uniting Productions, Gosford, in October. Frank is also directing. Here's the leaflet:



And here's a nice piece from The Express Advocate, 12 October 2011:



FUTURE: 'The Ripper Show' gets an American airing in October/November when the Lapeer Community Theatre in Almont, Michigan performs it at the local Legion Hall: go Sally Webb Eilerson - she was backstage in a memorable 1978 production of 'Ripper' at the Michigan State University, and now she's directing it! Meanwhile, Frank is still writing his play about the amazing Billy Hughes, Australia's WW1 Prime Minister; and also 'The Happy Wanderers', a comedy about getting lost in the bush (and in life).