The brilliance of Dylan Van Den Berg’s writing lies in its ability to humanise the impact of colonisation in a way that resonates with a broad audience.

Brisbane's La Boite Theatre brings up the ton with a season of premieres, classics and a dive into the archives.

13 plays for both adult and young audiences will share in a combined prize pool of $60,000 and feature in the AWG’s Pathways for Playwrights program.

The season of six Australian plays, including four world premieres, features plenty of unexpected, incongruous clashes between subject and treatment.

The playwright, whose Wonnangatta premiered last year starring Hugo Weaving and Wayne Blair, is this year’s recipient of Sydney Theatre Company’s $25,000 Fellowship, while Ra Chapman has won the Patrick White Playwrights Award.