Ralph McCubbin Howell is a Wellington-based New Zealand playwright and actor.[1] He was the recipient of the 2014 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.[2] His work The Devil's Half Acre was commissioned and produced by the 2016 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts.[3]

Howell often performs as an actor in his own work, with roles in many initial productions of his plays including The Bookbinder,[4] The Devil's Half Acre, The Road That Wasn't There,[5] Broken River, and The Engine room.

Awards

  • 2014 – Bruce Mason New Zealand Playwright of the Year award.[6]
  • 2014 – The BookBinder: Best Theatre; Best in the Fringe; Tiki Tour Ready Award – New Zealand Fringe Festival[7]
  • 2013 – The Road That Wasn't There: Outstanding New NZ Play; Most Promising New Director
  • 2013 – Production of the Year – Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards[8] Auckland Arts Festival Award – Auckland Fringe Festival 2013[9]
  • 2011 – Outstanding new New Zealand Playwright of the Year – Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards 2011[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Playmarket". Playmarket New Zealand. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ralph McCubbin Howell wins Bruce Mason Playwrighting award". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Coleman, Ewen. "Review, The Devil's Half Acre". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Atkinson, Laurie. "The Bookbinder". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ↑ McCubbin Howell, Ralph. Here / Now (first ed.). Playmarket. pp. 221–269. ISBN 978-0-908607-59-4.
  6. ↑ "Bruce Mason Playwright Awards". Te Ara Encclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Kerr, Brianne. "New Zealand Fringe Festival Awards 2014". The Big Idea. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Smythe, John. "Chapman Tripp Theatre awards 2013". theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Keeping up with NZ".
  10. ↑ scoop, media. "Chapman Tripp Theatre awards 2011 award winners". scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2016.


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