Phil Motherwell

Phil Motherwell (30 December 1946 – 9 November 2014) is an Australian actor and playwright.

Motherwell's theatre career included writing and acting in Dreamers of the Absolute (Pram Factory, 1978), Held in Camera (La Mama, 1986), and Fitzroy Crossing (La Mama, 1987). and writing and directing Nightshift, consisting of three plays, The Fitzroy Yank, The Native Rose and Steal Away Home (La Mama (2008). Acting appearances include in A Blue Freckle (Carlton Courthouse, 1990) Love Me Tender (CUB Malthouse, 1993),

His screen roles include Apostasy, Pure Shit, Stir, Bloodlust, and Everynight ... Everynight.

References

  1. ↑ Dickins, Barry (14 November 2014), "Vale actor and playwright Phil Motherwell, an inimitable dramatic poet", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Watts, Richard (14 November 2014), "Vale Phil Motherwell", Arts Hub
  3. ↑ Phil Motherwell, AusStage
  4. ↑ Zurbo, Sandra (29 September 1978), "The reality of terror", The Age
  5. ↑ Bellamy, Louise (1 August 1986), "Walk on the dark and despairing side", The Age
  6. ↑ Romney, Jason (15 May 1987), "Where fantasy is the only reality", The Age
  7. ↑ Radic, Leonard (19 May 1987), "Journey into the surreal", The Age
  8. ↑ Reck, Tony (June 2008), "Tribute to an outlaw", Realtime
  9. ↑ Croggon, Alison (17 March 2008), "Review: Nightshift", Theatre Notes
  10. ↑ Radic, Leonard (19 May 1987), "Play loads the gun against police", The Age
  11. ↑ Talbot, Danielle; Mangin, John (19 May 1987), "Seeking refuge in the spirit of the King", The Age
  12. ↑ Grace, Helen (August 1997), "Apostasy", Cinema Papers, pp. 12, 44
  13. ↑ Conomos, John (October 1994), "Legions of the Lost, Forgotten, Underrated and Neglected Australian Films", Cinema Papers
  14. ↑ Morris, Meaghan (4 October 1980), "Stir keeps the prison fires burning", The Sydney Morning Herald
  15. ↑ Stratton, David (6 April 1992), "Bloodlust", Variety
  16. ↑ Martin, Adrian (18 May 1995), "Terminal wheeze of medical thriller", The Age