The Beowulf Manuscript: A Performed History

About Felix Nobis

Felix is a poet, playwright and actor. He is also a Senior Lecture in the School of Music and Performance at Monash University and holds a PhD in medieval storytelling traditions.

Felix’s television credits include the ongoing roles of Dr Simon Lloyd in the second series of MDA and Rob Griffin in JANUS (both ABC). Stage work includes The Tempest with John Bell at Belvoir Street, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Revenger’s Tragedy for Sydney Theatre Company, and Hellbent for Red Stitch Theatre Company. Film work includes Flirting with Nicole Kidman. In 2007 - 2009 Felix toured Australia and America as the narrator of the arena spectacular Walking with Dinosaurs – the live experience.

As a poet-performer Felix has toured his own translation of the medieval epic poem Beowulf as a one-person show throughout America and Europe. The translation was adapted for radio for ABC Radio National’s Poetica program, for which he has also produced a number of radio program. His poetical narrative Once Upon a Barstool was commissioned by An Chomhairle Ealaíon (Irish Arts Council) and premiered in Cork, Ireland. It enjoyed a successful season at La Mama Theatre, and a tour of regional Victoria in 2009. A collection of Felix’s poetry has been recorded and released by the literary journal Going Down Swinging, by whom he was also commissioned to compose a new poetic narrative poem Kein Zeitung am Tisch (2014). Felix has been Affiliate Writer with Melbourne Theatre Company, and was awarded the R. E. Ross Trust Script Development award for his verse play Boy out of the Country (Currency Press). This play toured Melbourne and Regional Victoria and was included on the VCE Theatre syllabus in 2016 and a new production was recently staged in Sydney.