SUZIE MILLER & DAVID WILLIAMSON
Up close and personal
Breakfast & in conversation
CREATIVE GENIUSES SHARE THE STAGE FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY EVENT
SUZIE MILLER
Suzie Miller is an international playwright, screenwriter and novelist with degrees in law, science and theatre. Based in London and Sydney, she is drawn to complex human stories often exploring injustice. She has written over 20 full-length plays, which have been produced in over 100 productions around the world and won multiple prestigious awards.
Her most recent play, INTER ALIA, starring Rosamund Pike and directed by Justin Martin, had a sold-out, critically acclaimed premiere at the National Theatre in 2025 and opened in the West End in March 2026. INTER ALIA was nominated for Best New Play and Best Actress at the 2026 Olivier Awards; and nominated for Best New Play and Best Performer at the Whatsonstage Awards.
PRIMA FACIE, starring Jodie Comer and directed by Justin Martin, enjoyed extraordinary acclaim in the West End in 2022 and on Broadway in 2023. Amongst other awards, PRIMA FACIE was nominated for five Olivier Awards, winning for Best New Play and Best Actress; nominated for four Tony Awards and winning for Best Actress; nominated for three Whatsonstage Awards, winning all three including Best Play and Best Performer and nominated for two Drama Desk Awards and winning Outstanding Solo Performance.
PRIMA FACIE has been translated into over 50 languages, produced in over 48 countries and published as a novel in twelve languages.
The NT Live film of Prima Facie is the highest grossing NT Live film of all time, winning The Southbank Sky Arts Award; and the NT Live film of INTER ALIA has recently been released globally.
RBG: OF MANY, ONE, which toured all over Australia for four years and is touring in 2026, will be launched soon on Broadway.
A new play STRONG IS THE NEW PRETTY premieres in Australia in 2026.
A film adaptation of PRIMA FACIE starring Cynthia Erivo is in post-production for a 2026 release and her second novel will also be published later this year.
Suzie is currently under commission for several new plays in London, New York and Australia, alongside major film and TV productions in London and the USA.
Headshot credit Michele Aboud
DAVID WILLIAMSON
David Williamson is Australia’s best known and most widely performed playwright and one of Australia’s leading screenwriters.
His first full-length play The Coming of Stork was presented at La Mama Theatre in 1970 and was followed by The Removalists, Don’s Party, The Department, The Club, Travelling North, The Perfectionist, Sons of Cain, Emerald City, Top Silk, Money and Friends, Brilliant Lies, Sanctuary, Dead White Males, After the Ball, Corporate Vibes, Face to Face, Rupert, Sorting Out Rachel, Nearer The Gods, The Big Time, Crunch Time, The Great Divide and The Puzzle. He has had over fifty-five plays produced.
His plays have been translated into many languages and performed internationally, including major productions in London, Los Angeles, New York, Washington and Beijing.
As a screenwriter, David has brought to the screen his own plays including The Removalists, Don’s Party, The Club, Travelling North and Emerald City along with his original screenplays for feature films including Libido, Petersen, Gallipoli, Phar Lap, The Year of Living Dangerously and Balibo. The adaptation of his play Face to Face, directed by Michael Rymer, won the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
David was the first person outside Britain to receive the George Devine Award (for The Removalists). His many awards include twelve Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Awards, five Australian Film Institutes’ Awards for Best Screenplay and in 1996 The United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award. In 2005 he was awarded the Richard Lane Award for services to the Australian Writers’ Guild. David has received four honorary doctorates and been made an Officer of the Order of Australia.
BREAKFAST MENU:
Little Hastings Breakfast with bacon, forage farm poached eggs, spinach and Lust for Crust sourdough
Vegetarian Option: Smashed Avocado, Little White Goats Fetta, Noosa Reds Cherry Tomato, Dill, Mint, Red Onion Jam
Please select Vegetarian option when booking seats/tickets
◦ Seasonal fruit platter and pastry basket, served in the centre of your tables. (LG LD V)
◦ Selection of Dilmah teas, filter coffee and orange juice
