Editor in Chief of crikey.com.au, Peter Fray, reviews our first playwright, Tim O’Hare

Welcome to New Voices, Season 2, and in this very first Episode we heard the work of young playwright Tim O’Hare who fearlessly explores violence, truth, power-play and politics, all in the context of one of those darker ironies of life, simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Is Tim’s play Tarantino-esque or is it a hypnotically twisted version of Australian life?

Critiquing him is a man who is no stranger to fearless writing. Power, Politics and Truth-seeking? He probably stirs them in his morning coffee to add flavour. Peter Fray is Editor-in Chief of crikey.com.au, but has presided over most of the major news publication of this fair land. And was also a Professor of Journalism at UTS. He knows a thing or two about writing.

What does he think of Tim's work? Well, confessions, revelations and plot twists abound in this episode. Including Tim’s angst about being raised in a middle class family with loving parents who supported his ambitions and dreams. Poor Tim. What kind of background is that he laments, for a writer determined to explore the dark shadows of nefarious criminal minds. Nevertheless, he courageously forges on, and we hear excerpts from his play in which, Peter Fray points out, dissects capitalism with a very sharp comedic carving knife.

Due caution to listeners - there are drug references and swear words in this content. Naturally I've blanked most out so as not to offend tender sensibilities (I’ll leave that to Tim).

Don’t miss out on this episode and interviews with two exceptional men who share their gusto for life and writing.

Original broadcast date 08.03.2021