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David Morton is a director, designer and playwright. He has created works, as well as designed and constructed puppets, for Lincoln Center, St. Ann's Warehouse, the New Victory Theater, Queensland Theatre Company, La Boite, Brisbane Festival, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Festival, Terrapin Puppet Company, Darwin Festival, Adelaide Festival Centre, The Garden of Unearthly Delights at the Adelaide Fringe, Metro Arts, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Brisbane Powerhouse. David was named Best Director by the Matilda Awards in 2016 for The Wider Earth, and has been nominated for Helpmann Awards in writing and design in both 2016 and 2017 for The Wider Earth and Laser Beak Man. He holds a PhD from the Queensland University of Technology focusing on the contemporary use of puppetry for adult audiences. David is a founding member and the Creative Director of the Dead Puppet Society.
'A grand voyage that will take audiences to wondrous places they’ve never been to before... an adventure full of wonder and magic. Not to be missed' * The Upcoming * 'Has an epic quality… a family-friendly account of Darwin’s five-year voyage' * Evening Standard * 'The Wider Earth brings the colourful and exciting world of Charles Darwin to life once again in a show that's going to bewitch experts and laymen alike' * Broadway World * 'A voyage of extraordinary theatrical discovery' * Sydney Morning Herald * 'No praise could be too high for The Wider Earth' * The Australian *
