Kylie Coolwell
{{Short description|Indigenous Australian actor and playwright}}
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Kylie Coolwell is an indigenous Australian actor and playwright best known as the author of the play Battle of Waterloo (2015).
Early life and education
Coolwell attended the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts.{{Cite web |last=Skipper |first=Catherine |date=2015-07-20 |title=Kylie Coolwell and the Battlers of Waterloo |url=https://southsydneyherald.com.au/kylie-coolwell-and-the-battlers-of-waterloo/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=South Sydney Herald |language=en-AU}} In 2007, she graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where she studied acting.{{Cite web |title=Kylie Coolwell Archives |url=https://playlabtheatre.com.au/playwright/kylie-coolwell/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Playlab Theatre |language=en-AU}}
Career
In 2013, Coolwell had a minor role in the first episode of the television series Redfern Now.{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Jason |date=2015-06-07 |title=Battle of Waterloo review: Kylie Coolwell delivers dazzling domestic drama |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/battle-of-waterloo-review-kylie-coolwell-delivers-dazzling-domestic-drama-20150607-ghig43.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kylie Coolwell {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6071646/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} {{unreliable?|date=April 2024}}
In 2015, Coolwell published her debut play Battle of Waterloo about an indigenous Australian family living in a Housing NSW apartment in Waterloo, New South Wales. She initially began writing Battle of Waterloo as part of a writing exercise for Redfern Salon, a program for indigenous playwrights run by Play Writing Australia.
Battle of Waterloo debuted at the Sydney Theatre Company{{Cite web |title=Feature Celebrating 50 Rough Drafts |url=https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/magazine/2021/june/feature-celebrating-50-rough-drafts |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=www.sydneytheatre.com.au |language=en}} and was directed by Sarah Goodes. The play was well received by critics, receiving positive reviews in The Daily Telegraph,{{Cite web |last=Hook |first=Chris |date=9 June 2015 |title=Battle Of Waterloo introduces exciting new voice in Aussie theatre |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/battle-of-waterloo-introduces-exciting-new-voice-in-aussie-theatre/news-story/a75dacb51a794e72a62ac8c3005b6bb6 |access-date=23 August 2023}} Daily Review,{{Cite web |date=2015-06-10 |title=Battle of Waterloo (Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney) |url=https://dailyreview.com.au/battle-of-waterloo-wharf-1-theatre-sydney/ |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more. |language=en-US}} and The Sydney Morning Herald. It was shortlisted for the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the NSW Premier's Literary Awards in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Kylie Coolwell |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/8164632 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
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Category:Indigenous Australian actresses
Category:Indigenous Australian writers