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Devon Williamson is a New Zealand playwright, based in Tauranga. He has written plays that have been widely performed in New Zealand, as well as Australia, and will be performed in the United States. [1] [2] He mainly writes for the comedy genre. [3]
Williamson was born in Nelson, but moved to Tauranga in 1993. [4] He is the co-founder of Detour Theatre, a theatre company in Tauranga. [5] He has been working full-time in theatre, and related industries, for over 17 years [6] and is currently employed by the Detour Theatre Trust as a director [7] and tutor.
Williamson has a wife, Kim, who also directs for Detour Theatre, [8] and two children. [9] There have been over 50 theatre productions of Williamson's plays. [10]
Williamson's plays have been performed extensively throughout New Zealand by community theatre groups, [11] as well as in Australia. In September 2015 The Old People Are Revolting will be performed at the Topeka Civic Theatre in the United States. [12]
Williamson mainly writes comedy and comedy-drama plays, and most feature small casts of less than 10.
Notable works by Williamson are: [13] [14]
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