The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef

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Affirm Press
30 October 2018

Fiction & Literature; Humour

Shaun Micallef is without doubt Australia's premier comedian, writer, producer, presenter, host, actor, author, broadcaster, bon vivant, gadfly, troubadour, dancer, impresario, trick-cyclist, acrobat, lion tamer, poet and elite sportsman. But did you know that he is also an internationally renowned playwright? No? Typical. It's a stain on our national character that this doyen of theatre does not get anywhere near the credit he deserves or attention he craves in this country; mute testimony to Australia's cultural cringe and inveterate dumbness. From Broadway to the West End, his name is mentioned in the same breath as Mamet and Ray Cooney; and in the salons of Paris he is worshipped as a God.

His plays, uncollected until now, are irrefutable proof that when it comes to listing the world's greatest dramatists, the name Micallef should be inserted in there somewhere. Even if you have never been to the theatre before, just holding this book in your hands as you are now will change your life forever. You'll laugh, you'll cry, your body will spasm convulsively - you may even be so moved that you will open the book and read it.

By: Shaun Micallef
Imprint: Affirm Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 680g
ISBN: 9781925712025
ISBN 10: 1925712028
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 30 October 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, producer, author and bon vivant. After several years of practising law, Micallef threw it all away for a life in comedy. He has been a regular on Australian TV for more than two decades, although his output has been anything but predictable, ranging from chat shows and sitcoms to improvisation, drama and feature films. He is possibly the most loved comedian in Australia and has won just about every award going. Shaun lives in Melbourne with his wife, three children and the motto, 'When you start quoting yourself, it's time to stop writing.'

Reviews for The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef is my favourite comedian and that's all there is to it. - MATT LUCAS Shaun is a genius. In fact the worst written part of this entire book is this quote. - WIL ANDERSON Shaun Micallef is perhaps Australia's finest satirist and comic surrealist. - BEN ELTON