Just a month out from the opening of her new adaptation of Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the Rosyln Packer Theatre in June, playwright Emme Hoy has been appointed as the new Patrick White Playwrights Fellow by the Sydney Theatre Company, taking over from 2021 fellow Angus Cerini.

STC Literary Agent Polly Rowe, Kamarra Bell-Wykes, Emme Hoy and Artistic Director Kip Williams. Photo © Teniola Komolafe.

“I am so delighted to have the opportunity to continue to develop my relationship with STC,” said Hoy. “The Company has taken chances on me and supported me from the very beginning of my career. I’m in awe of the Fellows that have come before me, and look forward to working with the Emerging Writers Group to continue fostering the culture of support for emerging writers and a new wave of Australian work that the Company represents. The mentors (from playwrights, to dramaturgs and directors) I have met through STC have been inspirational both for my writing and as examples of how to be a positive force in the...