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Miss Black faces the reality of teaching high school students and finds that everyone has different ways of surviving. Angela Murphy’s play Survival Instincts intricately depicted the characters of the teacher, student and parent. Review by Benita de Wit Congratulations to Survival Instincts which came out on top of the People’s Choice vote for the week. Alex Broun Angela, your professionalism, gentle timeline monitoring, words of support and encouragement were greatly appreciated. Your insightful questions helped to fill the gaps in my story and I was impressed by the quality of the final document. Your attention to me made me feel as though I was your only client. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you and your work to others. Thanks heaps, Richard.
Angela has been terrific throughout the whole process. Her exceptional writing skills and positive suggestions had me wondering if the final product was actually about me and my career. It sounded so good! Always supportive and best of all for me, professionally inspiring. Thank you for all your help Angela. Dave Mayfield Dear Angela - Thank-you for your superb contribution to the keynote address at the ACEC Conference in Cairns. I have received many comments about both the power and professionalism of the performance you scripted for us. Comments have continued throughout the conference. I personally enjoyed your enthusiasm, professionalism, flexibility and wonderful support in writing and especially the rehearsal phases of our work together. Paul Sutton Keynote Speaker Dear Angela - Thanks for your help with the ACEC leadership forum and paper. You made a huge difference to the finished product with your talent for bringing together ideas and expressing them clearly and concisely. I enjoyed working with you and look forward to further opportunities. Debbie Kember, Leadership forum convenor Last words on the playwright. Angela Murphy has a style reminiscent of David Williamson’s – with a similar range of middle-class characters whose conflicts arise out of a clash of old and new values. Like Williamson, she makes occasional use of poetic dialogue to lift the play out of the mundane; like him, she uses witty one-liners to relieve tension and create a comic undertone to a serious topic; like him, she strips away her characters’ pretensions, leaving them as emotionally and socially stranded misfits. It’s a sure-fire success formula and Angela Murphy has surely mastered it. We eagerly await her next play. Arts Nexus Review by Glyn Davies I have had the pleasure of publishing Angela Murphy’s work for the past three years. Her well researched articles are peppered with purple prose, witty one liners and perceptive observations, evoking a strong mental image of the subject matter. As editor it has been a delight handling Angela’s work. I only wish I had a dozen contributors of her calibre. Yours sincerely Tony Hiller |