Patricia Cornelius
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Patricia Cornelius | |
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| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Notable awards | Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama, winner 2014 |
Patricia Cornelius (born 1952)[1] is an Australian playwright and co-founder of Melbourne Workers Theatre.
Cornelius has written many plays, including Slut (2008, Platform Youth Theatre), The Call (2009, Griffin Theatre Company), Good, Do Not Go Gentle… (2010, fortyfivedownstairs), Boy Overboard (2004, Australian Theatre for Young People), Love (2005, Malthouse Theatre), Lilly and May and Hog's Hairs and Leeches and co-authored The Audition (2019, 2024, Outer Urban Projects).[2]
Her first novel, My Sister Jill, was published in 2003 by St. Martin's Press.[3]
Cornelius also co-wrote the screenplay of the 2009 film Blessed, based on Who's Afraid of the Working Class, with co-writers Andrew Bovell, Melissa Reeves and Christos Tsiolkas.[4] It won the Best Screenplay at the 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival and an AWGIE Award for Feature Film Adaptation in 2009.[4]
