Gary Abrahams has directed the Australian premieres and National tours of several large-scale commercial shows and Opera's, as well as classic texts, contemporary plays, new Australian scripts, and devised projects. His work encompasses large scale commercial plays and musicals, main-stage works, independent shows and self produced theatre projects.
As a playwright he has written and adapted several works for the stage, including “Yentl”, based on the short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer, “Therese Raquin” based on the novel by Emile Zola, “Acts of Deceit” based on the novella Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, “The Lonely Wolf” based on Herman Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, “Something Natural But Very Childish” based on the short stories of Katherine Mansfield.
He recently won the Green Room Award for Outstanding Playwriting for “Yentl”, and has been nominated for several awards for his plays. As a director he is twice the winner of the Green Room Award for Outstanding Direction, and he has been nominated a further five times. He is a recipient of THE GRACE WILSON TRUST AWARD for writing, THE JIM MARKS SCHOLARSHIP for Artistic Practice and THE MIKE WALSH FELLOWSHIP for directing.
