Katharine Elizabeth Brisbane AM was born on 7 January 1932 and is a Singaporean-born Australian journalist and publisher, well known for her writings as a theatre critic and founding firm Currency Press.
12 Facts About Katharine Brisbane
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Katharine Brisbane was born in Singapore on 7 January 1932, to David Williams, a civil engineer, and Myra Glady Brisbane.
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Katharine Brisbane spent her early years growing up in Western Australia, living in Peppermint Grove.
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Katharine Brisbane upon graduating university became a cadet at newspaper The West Australian, and spent 18 months in London.
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Katharine Brisbane took up the position of theatre critic for The West Australian from 1959 to 1961, and again from 1962 to 1965.
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Katharine Brisbane wrote as the national theatre writer for The National Times from 1981 to 1982.
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Katharine Brisbane founded Currency Press with her husband Philip Edward Parsons in 1971 and it became the largest independent publishing company in Australia.
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Katharine Brisbane's writings include contributions to The Literature of Australia, World Drama, Contemporary Australian Drama: Perspectives Since 1955, as well as New Currents in Australian Writing, which she co-edited.
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Katharine Brisbane has written introductions for many plays published by Currency Press.
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In 1967, Katharine Brisbane wrote a scathing review of the Sydney production of Othello in which Peter O'Shaughnessy both directed and played the part of Othello.
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In 1993, Katharine Brisbane was made a Member of the Order of Australia, "In recognition of service to Australian drama, particularly as co-founder of Currency Press".
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In 2012, Katharine Brisbane received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, for their life's work in live performance.