Robert Moore – May 1 2016

World Asthma Day – May 3 2016

Robert grew up on a hop and raspberry farm in New Norfolk, Tasmania and currently lives in South Australia. He attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London and holds an Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing) from Adelaide College of the Arts. Robert has worked as an actor and community artist for many years and has taught in primary and secondary schools in Australia and the UK. He wrote, musically directed and directed plays for children and parents while teaching in South Australian schools. Robert currently tutors with the Professional Writing Unit (ACArts) in Children’s Literature and is a member of The Ekidnas (an Adelaide based children’s writers’ group). Now a writer, playwright and musician, Robert has played piano for countless revues and concerts and his numerous articles, poetry and short stories have been published in a variety of magazines and on radio. Robert can be contacted at http://moorethemerriest.com/wp/contact/.

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Breathe Easy, co-written with Vira Wallis
©1996 Concept Robert Moore and Vira Walliss
Musical play maximising the involvement of as many children as possible
This play explains the condition known as asthma, which can affect anyone from the very young to the elderly, and spreads the message about asthma prevention. Asthma sufferers Margaret and Martin are transformed into Asthmartin and Asthmargaret as they journey through a respiratory system to visit their elderly aunt, a fellow asthma sufferer. Along the way they witness various asthma triggers but always find control devices to de-power the triggers and prevent an asthma attack. As a group, each of the triggers sings a song emphasising their ability to create an asthma environment prior to the control devices exercising their ability to contain them through drama, dance and song. The play utilises new lyrics to songs such as ‘Bye Bye Blackbird’, ‘Catch a Falling Star’ and ‘Inchworm’, and includes original lyrics and tune for ‘Breathe Easy’ by Robert Moore.

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Brewing
Funded by The Richard Llewellyn Arts and Disability Trust, 2008
Guy Mason has recently been diagnosed with HIV. Although living on the mainland he returns to visit his family on their former hop farm in Tasmania. Guy wants to reveal his status to his family members but is confronted with his sister’s ongoing problems with an abusive husband and his ageing mother’s frail health. The farm is in the process of being subdivided and the hop kiln (pronounced kil’, by the locals) is up for sale. Peter Conway, Guy’s boyhood sweetheart, is interested in buying the kil’ and turning it into a B and B. He is unaware that Guy is back home. Old passions are rekindled, Guy’s mother becomes seriously ill and his sister looks for an escape from her failed marriage. The kil’ becomes the focus of sharing family truths. But it also sets the scene for a positive future. Pride and dignity emerge as the propellants of a deep and understanding love… for those who are still living.