Katherine Thomson is a multi-award winning Australian playwright and screenwriter. Her television credits include SCHAPELLE, MR AND MRS MURDER, AUSTRALIA ON TRIAL, DARWIN’S BRAVE NEW WORLD, ROGUE NATION, KILLING TIME, EAST WEST 101, SATISFACTION, BLACKJACK, WILDSIDE, GRASS ROOTS, HALIFAX F.P. and was the co-writer of the Australian and Canadian co-production ANSWERED BY FIRE which received the Gold AWGIE in 2006.
Katherine wrote the documentary UNFOLDING FLORENCE – THE MANY LIVES OF FLORENCE BROADHURST which was directed by Gillian Armstrong. It screened at Sundance Film Festival and won the AWGIE Award for Best Documentary and Best Television Script at the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards in 2006.
Katherine’s numerous and critically acclaimed theatre credits include King Time, Harbour, Diving for Pearls, Barmaids, Fragments of Hong Kong, Navigating, Kayak, Mavis Goes to Timor, Wonderlands and Darlinghurst Nights. In 2006, Katherine was awarded the Australian National Playwrights Centre Award for her substantial contribution to the Australian theatre industry.
In 2010 Katherine’s play KING TIDE was adapted for ABC Radio Airplay. It won an AWGIE for Best Radio Adaptation. She is currently in development on numerous film and television projects including a feature documentary with director Gillian Armstrong about the acclaimed costume designer Orry Kelly, which is due for release later this year.
Session info: Excavating the Story – Screenwriting masterclass with Katherine Thomson (AUS).
Session info: The Precarious World of Development with Tanya Phegan (AUS) and Katherine Thomson (AUS).
