Michael Morley
Educated at the Universities of Auckland, Zurich and Oxford
(Christ Church), Michael Morley lectured in German Language and
Literature before moving to Flinders University, Adelaide, where he
has been Professor of Drama since 1984. He has published on Brecht’s
poetry and drama and on his collaborations with composers Kurt Weill
and Hanns Eisler, as well as on twentieth-century European and
Australian theatre and music theatre, and has contributed
translations to the Methuen edition of Brecht’s poetry. He has also
written film, theatre and music reviews for a variety of Australian
and international publications, has been President and
Vice-President of the International Brecht Society, and is on the
editorial advisory board of the Complete Edition of the Works of
Kurt Weill.
As a professional musician he has worked on a range of
productions, including “The Threepenny Opera” and “Happy Birthday
Brecht” (Artaud Theatre, San Francisco). Morley was dramaturge and
musical advisor for the double bill “The Decision” (Eisler/Brecht)
and “The Second Hurricane” (Copland) for the 2000 Adelaide Festival,
and was Musical Associate for the Sondheim/Weidman Assassins (2007,
Adelaide Festival Centre). He has also worked on numerous cabaret
shows, most recently “Sing Your Own Musicals” (Melbourne
International Festival, 2004, and Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2006 and
2007) and has presented German and European cabaret recitals with
the singer Robyn Archer throughout Australia as well as in Hong
Kong, Bourges, Ljubljana and Oxford.
Return to Presenters page
|