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Vale Jack Hibberd – great Australian playwright and author of Dimboola

Jack Hibberd, the author of 'Dimboola' and one of Australia's best known and most prolific playwrights, has died.

2 Sep 2024 15:31

Madeleine Swain

Theatre

The opening night of Hibberd’s final play, ‘Killing Time’ at the Carlton Courthouse. L-R: John Timlin, Jim Daly, Jack Hibberd, Don Bridges, Evelyn Krape. Photo: Courtesy of Don Bridges.

News spread across social media at the weekend that the veteran Australian playwright, John Charles “Jack” Hibberd, has died. He was 84.

Also a general practitioner, Hibberd studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, before becoming a registrar at St Vincent’s Hospital in the mid 1960s. His writing and medical careers overlapped, with him continuing to work as a doctor until 1984.

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Madeleine Swain

Madeleine Swain is ArtsHub’s managing editor. Originally from England where she trained as an actor, she has over 25 years’ experience as a writer, editor and film reviewer in print, television, radio and online. She is also currently Vice Chair of JOY Media.