Nathan Maynard

Nathan is a Trawlwoolway man and multidisciplinary artist from Larapuna country, Lutrawita/Tasmania.

Nathan has been a practicing artist for the best part of 25 years, firstly exploring his creative instincts through cultural and contemporary dance before finding theatre in 2013, acting in the Terrapin Puppet Theatre production, Shadow Dreams.

Since then Nathan has written seven full length plays, including The Season, At What Cost, A Not So Traditional Story and Hide The Dog, which he co-wrote with acclaimed Maori writer and performer Jamie Macaskill.  

Nathan’s plays have been performed nationally on some of Australia’s biggest stages, including the Sydney Opera House’s, Drama Theatre. 

Nathan also performed in Terrapin Puppet Theatre’s production of his play,

A Not So Traditional Story, notching up over 200 performances along the way.  

Nathan directed the 2019 Junction Festival production, Journey Of The Free Words, Melbourne Art Play’s production of Nazaree Dickenson’s play, Crumbs and the 2022 Jute Theatre’s remount tour production of Isaac Drandic’s, Back On Track.

Nathan assistant directed the 2022 Belvoir Street Theatre production of his play, At What Cost.

Nathan has worked in TV writers’ rooms with big hitters such as, Made Up Stories, Matchbox Pictures, Jungle Entertainment and recently with Guesswork Television, for the soon to be aired Amazon TV series, Deadloch, in which he also played the role of Ted.

Along the way Nathan has picked up:

2006 Tasmanian Aboriginal Artist of the Year.

2013 Tasmanian Aboriginal Artist of the Year.

2018 Green Room award for Best New Writing for the Australian Stage.

2018 Errol (Tasmanian Theatre awards) for Best Writing.

2019 Balnaves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Fellowship.

2019 Churchill Fellowship.

2019 Tasmanian Aboriginal of the Year.