Merlynn Tong is a Writer and Actor. Some of her other playwriting credits include Congratulations, Get Rich! (La Boite Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Singapore Repertory Theatre), Golden Blood (Griffin Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company), Antigone (adaptation, Queensland Theatre, Mercury Theatre UK) and Blue Bones (Playlab Productions).
Some of her stage performances include The Poison of Polygamy (La Boite Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company), Congratulations, Get Rich!, Golden Blood, Blue Bones, and White Pearl (Sydney Theatre Company & National Theatre of Parramatta).
Some of her screen performances include Top of the Lake: China Girl (BBC & Sundance Films), In Our Blood (Hoodlum Entertainment) and Nautilus (Disney).
Her one-woman-show Blue Bones by Playlab Productions, that she also performed in, has won 6 Matilda Awards including the Lord Mayor Award for Best New Australian Work, Best Mainstage Production and Best Female Actor in a Leading Role.
Her work Golden Blood has been short-listed for a Victorian Premier Literary Award, NSW Premier’s Literary Award, as well as Sydney Theatre Award (Best New Australian Work).
