Allan Mackay

Allan Mackay has worked in the theatre for young people all his life and is the author of over 35 plays published in six collections.

He has won many prizes and awards for his work, his latest being the "Nancy Cato Award" at the Noosa Arts Theatre National One-act Playwriting Competition 2003 for his comedy "All my love, Paul". The play is being published by Maverick Press in Queensland, Australia.

Published Works

All my love, Paul. Maverick Musicals, Maleny, Queensland, Australia

Imagine : ten plays for young actors. William Brooks & Co., Sydney, Australia

Life pieces : ten Australian plays. Hodder and Stoughton, Sydney, Australia

Life pieces : 2. More Australian plays. Hodder and Stoughton, Sydney, Australia

There's a ghost in the basement M'Lord. Adapted for radio by Gloria Latham. Martin Eduactional - a division of Horwitz Grahame Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Australia

A wind in heaven and other plays. Hodder and Stoughton, Sydney, Australia

His plays are also found in these collections:

Sadler, Rex., Hallyar, Thomas and Albert, S. Caught in the act. John Wiley & Sons Australasia, Sydney

Hyland, Theresa and Mirpuri, Gouri Uppal. Curtain up! 1 : plays and drama activities for lower secondary students. Federal Publications, Singapore

Sadler, Rex., Hallyar, Thomas. Fun and fright. Macmillan, South Melbourne, Australia

Sadler, Rex., Hallyar, Thomas and Albert, S. Mainly Humorous : plays for secondary schools. Macmillan, South Melbourne, Australia

One act plays : Australian Theatre Workshop, Series 4. Heinemann Educational Australia, Richmond, Victoria, Australia

Sadler, Rex., Hallyar, Thomas and Albert, S. Plays for pleasure. Macmillan, South Melbourne, Australia

Sadler, Rex., Hallyar, Thomas and Albert, S. Plays of humour and suspense. Macmillan, South Melbourne, Australia