Michael Futcher & Helen Howard

Michael Futcher is a writer, director and actor. He has directed in both Australia and Britain and is a founder of Matrix Theatre (based in Brisbane).

Helen Howard is a writer and actor, having appeared frequently on stage, in television and in film, both in Australia and Britain. She is a dialect coach for stage and screen, and co-founder of Matrix Theatre.

In addition to A Beautiful Life and The Drowning Bride both published by Currency their credits as a writing team include Disobediently Yours, Edmund Kean (produced in the UK); Explosions, The King and the Corpse!, 1347, Cutting Loose, The Gypsy’s Gift, The Rise and Demise of Katie Who, Rapunzel, The Magic Jewel and The Bush Genie; and adaptations of Chekhov’s The Duel and Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.

Futcher and Howard are married and live in Brisbane with their sons.