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Wesley Enoch
Wesley James Enoch AM (born 1969) is an Australian playwright and artistic director. He is especially known for The 7 Stages of Grieving, co-written with Deborah Mailman. He was artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company from mid-2010 until October 2015, and completed a five-year stint as director of the Sydney Festival in February 2021.
Wesley James Enoch was born on North Stradbroke Island/Minjerribah in 1969, the eldest son of Doug and Lyn Enoch. and grew up in Brisbane. He has four siblings and is the younger brother of Queensland government minister Leeanne Enoch. His heritage is Nunukul and Ngugi (two of three Quandamooka peoples from Stradbroke Island), but also has a mixture of Irish, English and Scottish blood, and Danish and Spanish blood on his (non-Indigenous) mother's side, and Filipino, Pacific Islander and Kandju heritage on his father's.
Enoch earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
As of 2021[update], Enoch is the domestic partner of past artistic director of Australian Ballet, David McAllister AC, since around 2008, although they have lived in different cities for much of the time.
From 1993 to 1997, Enoch was founding artistic director at Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts (in existence 1993–2007), where he directed a number of his own works. Kooemba Jdarra means "good ground" or "sweet land" in the Turrbal language of South East Queensland. Writer, director, and producer John Harvey also worked at Kooemba Jdarra. Dancer and choreographer Marilyn Rose Miller, daughter of Pat O'Shane and Mick Miller, became artistic director of the company in 2005.
In 1998 Enoch became associate artist at the Queensland Theatre Company, then served a term from 2000 to 2001 as resident director at Sydney Theatre Company. From 2003 to 2006, he was artistic director at Ilbijerri Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-operative,[better source needed] remaining on the board until 2007. During his time at Ilbijerri, Enoch directed a number of Company B (later Belvoir) productions, including his own Black Medea in collaboration with Malthouse Theatre), and The Sapphires with Melbourne Theatre Company.[citation needed]
In 2007, his play The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table was presented in Sydney, with the cast headed by Leah Purcell.
From 2006 to 2008, took up the role of associate artistic director for Company B at the Belvoir St Theatre.
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Wesley Enoch
Wesley James Enoch AM (born 1969) is an Australian playwright and artistic director. He is especially known for The 7 Stages of Grieving, co-written with Deborah Mailman. He was artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company from mid-2010 until October 2015, and completed a five-year stint as director of the Sydney Festival in February 2021.
Wesley James Enoch was born on North Stradbroke Island/Minjerribah in 1969, the eldest son of Doug and Lyn Enoch. and grew up in Brisbane. He has four siblings and is the younger brother of Queensland government minister Leeanne Enoch. His heritage is Nunukul and Ngugi (two of three Quandamooka peoples from Stradbroke Island), but also has a mixture of Irish, English and Scottish blood, and Danish and Spanish blood on his (non-Indigenous) mother's side, and Filipino, Pacific Islander and Kandju heritage on his father's.
Enoch earned a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree at Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
As of 2021[update], Enoch is the domestic partner of past artistic director of Australian Ballet, David McAllister AC, since around 2008, although they have lived in different cities for much of the time.
From 1993 to 1997, Enoch was founding artistic director at Kooemba Jdarra Indigenous Performing Arts (in existence 1993–2007), where he directed a number of his own works. Kooemba Jdarra means "good ground" or "sweet land" in the Turrbal language of South East Queensland. Writer, director, and producer John Harvey also worked at Kooemba Jdarra. Dancer and choreographer Marilyn Rose Miller, daughter of Pat O'Shane and Mick Miller, became artistic director of the company in 2005.
In 1998 Enoch became associate artist at the Queensland Theatre Company, then served a term from 2000 to 2001 as resident director at Sydney Theatre Company. From 2003 to 2006, he was artistic director at Ilbijerri Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Theatre Co-operative,[better source needed] remaining on the board until 2007. During his time at Ilbijerri, Enoch directed a number of Company B (later Belvoir) productions, including his own Black Medea in collaboration with Malthouse Theatre), and The Sapphires with Melbourne Theatre Company.[citation needed]
In 2007, his play The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table was presented in Sydney, with the cast headed by Leah Purcell.
From 2006 to 2008, took up the role of associate artistic director for Company B at the Belvoir St Theatre.