Rootless Cosmopolitans.
A dangerous comedy about anti-Semitism, viewed from the inside.
Welcome to Ron Elisha's Playwright Library
Welcome to the Ron Elisha Playwright Library, where stories come to life on stage. Dive into a world of captivating narratives, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes crafted by acclaimed playwright Ron Elisha. Ron has won four Australian Writers’ Guild Awards, including the Major Award in 1982 for his 1981 play ‘Einstein’, and has been nominated for a further 9 AWGIE Awards for Best Stage Play over the years. His plays have also been shortlisted for multiple awards throughout Australia, Europe and the US, his work having been produced throughout Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Israel France, Belgium, Italy, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Hungary.
A HISTORY OF RON ELISHA'S WORK
2024
Anne Being Frank
Broadway World-winning, AWGIE-nominated re-imagining of the Anne Frank story in which Anne writes her diary after she meets someone who is demonstrably not ‘good at heart’.
2023
Everyman & His Dog
AWGIE-nominated story of a man coming to terms with a dog he never wanted.
2022
Donating Felix
Do you own your frozen embryo, or does it own you?
2020
Falling In Love Again
The King of England (Edward) meets the Queen of Hollywood (Marlene Dietrich) the night of the abdication.
2020
I Really Don’t Care
Melania Trump gives an account of herself in song.
2019
Unsolicited Male
An innocent dinner between a male boss and his female assistant takes a dark turn.
2018
Window
A young couple become obsessed with the lovemaking visible through a neighbour’s window.
2017
Certificate Of Life
Each year, in order to certify her pension, Clara, a Holocaust survivor, must prove to the German consulate that she’s still alive.
2017
The Soul Of Wittgenstein
The world’s greatest philosopher becomes a porter at Guy’s Hospital in London during the Blitz.
2016
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