Ian Cross

Ian Cross has written extensively as a journalist and author. His most successful novel is The God Boy, published in many countries and adapted over the years for stage, film and opera productions. It is currently published in the UK Penguin Classic Series. A former editor of The Listener, his non-fiction writing has included two books, The Unlikely Bureaucrat, about his broadcasting career, and Such Absolute Beginners, a memoir of youthful experience. He has been a holder at different times of the Nieman Journalism Fellowship at Harvard University and the Robert Burns Literary fellowship at Otago University.

A Comedy of Sorts
Ian Cross
Henry Faulkner is a choleric old man affected by his strike who is confronted by alcoholic writer Joanna Mason; who is gripped by her notion about their personal relationship. Just how the issue between them turns out seems conclusive to her, whilst the nature of Henry's treatment of it in the final scene leaves it in doubt in his mind, perhaps of the audience too ... The characters' interests reflect current themes of New Zealand today.
Cast: 5
The God Boy
Ian Cross
Ian Cross's adaptation of his classic novel. Jimmy Sullivan recreates the events that led to his placement in an orphanage.

Up to cast of 10 - 5 or 6 men and 4 or 5 women.
Cast: 7 - 11