Get To Know The Playwright
About Finegan Kruckemeyer
Finegan Kruckemeyer says he is “committed to making strong and respectful work for children, which acknowledges them as astute audience members outside the play, and worthy subjects within.”
You might recognize this playwright’s name from the Young Company show done two years ago, The Boy at the Edge of Everything. If you enjoyed that show, you are sure to love My Robot which tells the story of a young girl and inventor named Ophelia. At the start of this story, Ophelia is forced to move away from her old friends and her old home in the mountains and live by the beach. Ophelia HATES this change, but when a strange box of parts appears in her bedroom one night, she decides to build herself a robot friend, who she names Olivetti. Olivetti teaches Ophelia how to stand up against bullies and make new friends.
Five Fun Facts about Finegan Kruckemeyer
- Finegan Kruckemeyer was born in Ireland and moved to Australia at 8.
- He is married and has one son named Moe.
- He has written over 105 plays that have been performed on 6 continents and been translated into eight languages.
- He has won 42 awards, including the 2017 Mickey Miners Lifetime Achievement Award for services to international theatre for young audiences.
- His work has been performed in over 200 international festivals.
Be sure to check out some of these other works by Finegan Kruckemeyer!
- Novel: The End and Everything Before It
Plays
- This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing
- Where Words Once Were
- The Snow
- The Grumpiest Boy in the World
