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 2006/2009 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 rozelle.e-newsletter.com.au (no www required!).

Here's an interview with Frank, plus photograph of sparky Peninsula Theatre Company cast, that appeared in the Daily Telegraph of 29 May 2007.



Frank is currently still writing his play about the amazing Billy Hughes, Australia's WW1 Prime Minister; and a suffragette piece about his distant cousin Muriel Matters, to be staged in Adelaide next year; and 'No Junk Mail', his 10 minute playlet for 2009 Short+Sweet Central Coast, will be performed at Gosford in September; and...