Robert Hewett is an Honours graduate of Flinders University and began his career as an actor. Robert's highly acclaimed play, Gulls received the Green Room Award for Best Play, and was nominated for Premier's Literary Award. Productions followed throughout Australia, Great Britain, toured South Africa for three successive years, New Zealand, United States, Singapore, Malta, Canada, and Sri Lanka. The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead, starring Jacki Weaver, premiered in Sydney, and toured Australia for four years. Further productions played Switzerland, Greece, New Zealand, Taiwan, Ireland, multiple Canadian productions including North America's largest classical repertory theatre, Canada's Stratford Festival (two consecutive sellout seasons), and over a dozen US productions. The Spanish language premier ran for eight months in Mexico City. The German premiere played three return seasons in Vienna, and a new translation by Susanne Wolfe played Hamburg. Other plays include Just...One Last Dance, The Adman, Waking Eve, Goodbye Mrs. Blore and Showday.
