Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Playwright, Dramaturg, Actor

AUS

Tom Wright (he/him) has been writing for the stage since the 1990s, mainly adaptations and translations. His scripts have been produced in twenty countries, from monologues to libretti for opera. Among his works presented by Malthouse are PICNIC AT HANGING ROCKUBU, THE REAL & IMAGINED HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT MAN, CRIMINOLOGY, BLISS, ON THE MISCONCEPTION OF OEDIPUS, BAAL (Brecht), WOMEN OF TROY, THE JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR, THE GOOD PERSON OF SZECHUAN (Brecht), and OPTIMISM. Elsewhere his works include LORILEI, BLACK DIGGERS, MEDEA, THIS IS A TRUE STORY, THE DUEL,  ANTARCTICA, TALES FROM THE VIENNA WOODS (Horvath), ORESTEIA, THE HISTRIONIC (Bernhard), THE RISING WORLD, THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI (Brecht), MR PUNTILA AND HIS MAN MATTI (Brecht), THE LIFE OF GALILEO (Brecht), THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE (Brecht), THE LOST ECHO and THE WAR OF THE ROSES. 

He was Associate Artist at Sydney Theatre Company for ten years and is currently Artistic Associate at Belvoir.

Shows worked on

Current as of August 2025. 

Tom Wright has worked with...

Ciline Ajobong

Ciline Ajobong

Worked with on Troy

Paula Arundell

Paula Arundell

Worked with on Troy

Danny Ball

Danny Ball

Worked with on Troy

Dann Barber

Dann Barber

Worked with on Troy

Elizabeth Blackmore

Elizabeth Blackmore

Worked with on Troy

Erica Browne

Erica Browne

Worked with on Troy

Amy Cater

Amy Cater

Worked with on Troy

Marco Cher

Marco Cher

Worked with on Troy

Lyndall Grant

Lyndall Grant

Worked with on Troy

Geraldine Hakewill

Geraldine Hakewill

Worked with on Troy

Rosalind Hall

Rosalind Hall

Worked with on Troy

Blair Hart

Blair Hart

Worked with on Troy

Jodi Hope

Jodi Hope

Worked with on Troy

Claudia Howarth

Claudia Howarth

Worked with on Troy

Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson

Worked with on Troy

Jess Keepence

Jess Keepence

Worked with on Troy

Ian Michael

Ian Michael

Worked with on Troy

Lyndie  Li Wan Po

Lyndie Li Wan Po

Worked with on Troy

Lucy Roleff

Lucy Roleff

Worked with on Troy

Rhys Velasquez

Rhys Velasquez

Worked with on Troy

Lyndon Watts

Lyndon Watts

Worked with on Troy

Mark Leonard Winter

Mark Leonard Winter

Worked with on Troy

Mark Wong

Mark Wong

Worked with on Troy