2015
Craig Silvey News 2015.
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February 17, 2015.
If you read Portuguese, check out Não Seja Julieta's review of O Segredo de Jasper Jones, which is the title of the Portuguese translation of Jasper Jones. (Archive 1; archive 2.) More info about this translation.
Above: Não Seja Julieta's and her copy of O Segredo de Jasper Jones.
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March 10, 2015.
Craig Silvey visits a group of Year 11 Perth College students. In this article, Silvey talks about author Glyn Parry being instrumental to him becoming a writer. (Archive 1, archive 2.)
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March 11, 2015.
Craig Silvey visits Schools of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE). (Archive.)
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March 16, 2015.
Craig Silvey visits Year 11 English students at Servite College in Perth. (Archive.)
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March 24, 2015.
Craig Silvey visits Carine Senior High School.
Craig Silvey visits Year 12 English students at Eaton Community College.
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July 23, 2015.
Read Craig Silvey's article for The Monthly about why he won’t be reading Harper Lee’s “new” novel: "Who watches Watchman?" (Archive 1, archive 2.)
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August 27, 2015.
Read "Rachel Perkins' Jasper Jones is cast and ready to film in WA," by SBS (archive).
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September, 2015.
Craig Silvey has announced (archive) the Melbourne Theatre Company's 2016 performance of Kate Mulvany's stage adaptation of Jasper Jones. Performances will be August 1st to September 9th, 2016, at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner. Get tickets at the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) website (archive 1, archive 2).
Check out this interview with Kate Mulvany and Sam Strong about the upcoming MTC Jasper Jones stage production.
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October 18, 2015.
Read Linda Morris's article in the The Sydney Morning Herald, "Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette join all-star cast of Jasper Jones" (archive). Read more about the film.
Above: Hugo Weaving plays Mad Jack Lionel in the film adaptation of Jasper Jones. Photo credit: Robert Gray (source, archive).
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November 8, 2015.
Kate Emery writes about the film adaption of Craig Silvey's novel, "Pemberton falls under spell of Jasper Jones film," in the The West Australian (archive). Read more about the film.
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November 9, 2015.
Watch a video by The Workshop Productions about stage production of Craig Silvey’s The Amber Amulet. View it on The Workshop Productions Vimeo.
Details about the production, which will be touring in 2016 in NSW (May 2 to June 3, 2016) and WA (August 1 to August 26, 2016):
* Written by: Craig Silvey.
* Director: Marko Jovanovic.
* Production Manager/Stage Manager: Hugo Aguilar Lopez.
* Actor: Marko Jovanovic.
* Set/Costume/Prop Design: Clare Testoni.
* Sound Design: Brett Smith.
Get more info from the Facebook page of The Workshop Productions.
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November 24, 2015.
The following video, "Jasper Jones film adaptation: ABC The Mix," features interviews with Craig Silvey and director Rachel Perkins. It was filmed, written, and reported by ABC's by Roxanne Taylor. Read more about the film.
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November 26, 2015.
Read "Students Get Insiders Guide to Jasper Jones," by Taelor Pelusey for the Manjimup Bridgetown Times (archive).
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December 4, 2015.
Read an article by Shaun Grant, co-writer of the Jasper Jones screenplay, about adapting books to films. The article is "From Snowtown to Jasper Jones, an insider's view of the art of adaptation," Sydney Morning Herald (archive 1, archive 2). Read more about the film.
Above photo: Screenwriter Shaun Grant. Photo credit: Alina Gozin'a.
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December 31, 2015.
Elissa Blake writes about next month's stage adaptation in NSW: "Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones moves from page to stage at Belvoir" (archive 1, archive 2).
Above: Charles Wu (playing Jeffrey Lu), Guy Simon (Jasper Jones), and Tom Conroy (Charlie Bucktin) star in the play. Photo credit: James Brickwood.
Above: Guy Simon in front of the Belvoir St Theatre, December 2015. (Source: Guy Simon's Instagram; archived.)