THE PLAYWRIGHT AND THE PLAY'S DEVELOPMENT

Matt Cameron, a Melbourne based director, playwright and screenwriter has produced many successful and critically acclaimed plays and performances.

Several factors influenced Matt Cameron when writing 'Ruby Moon', he was influenced by contemporary stories in the Media. "I was inspired by headlines...a missing child is such a universal tragedy with a primal impact". Matt Cameron desired to explore the social and personal issues surrounding child disappearances and the fact that these issues were similar in many cultures. "I can read a story from the other side of the world concerning a missing child and it still has a powerful emotional effect so empathy is not just about proximity".

Cameron also wanted to investigate the gothic and the absurd style of theatre on stage. Cameron has stated that 'Ruby Moon' is "a fairy tale as done by David Lynch. In terms of the state of the nation, it's not overtly a play about the war on terrorism or whatever, but, in some ways, the missing children tap in to that sense of unease or random terror. I'd like the play to resonate beyond a missing-child story to something that captures that sense of lurking fear that is perhaps the state of the nation at this time".