Andrew Bovell

Andrew Bovell

Andrew Bovell is a critically acclaimed Australian playwright and screenwriter.

His theatre credits include Things I Know To Be True (Frantic Assembly and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, 2016); The Secret River (Sydney Theatre Company, 2013 Sydney Festival and 2016 national tour, winner of six Helpmann Awards including Best Play, as well as Best New Work Sydney Theatre Awards); When the Rain Stops Falling (Brink Production/State Theatre Company, 2008 Adelaide Festival, Almeida Theatre, Lincoln Centre NYC, winner of five Lucille Lortell Awards). Earlier works include Speaking in Tongues and Holy Day.

Film credits include Strictly Ballroom, A Most Wanted Man, Edge of Darkness, Blessed, Lantana, and Head On.

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A heartrending drama about family, betrayal and forgiveness, spanning four generations and two hemispheres. From the...
A powerful study of infidelity and interwoven lives, filmed as the award-winning Lantana.
A complex and intense portrait of the mechanics of a family – and a marriage – through the eyes of four siblings stru...
A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel....