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Jean Tong

Jean Tong is a writer whose work–tonally best described as “wry outrage”–makes explosive statements using dark humour and vivid imagery. Her previous work includes Hungry Ghosts (Melbourne Theatre Company), Romeo Is Not The Only Fruit (The Coopers Malthouse, MICF), and Anti Hero (Monash Centre for Theatre and Performance). She has also presented at the Emerging Writers’ Festival, and published in Peril Magazine and Meanjin (Spike). In 2018, she was selected for Screen Australia’s Developing the Developer workshop, and for Film Victoria’s TV and Online Concept lab (Plot Twist).

  • The dramaturgy of queer

    by Jean Tong

    Playwright Jean Tong talks to theatre makers Rachel Perks and Bridget Balodis about queer dramaturgy and identity, astrology and finding a new language

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  • Dear white critics…

    by Jean Tong

    “You can write what you know without writing the literal occurrences of your own personal life.” Playwright Jean Tong is over her work being read as autobiographical.

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