What is Barry Dickins?
{{Infobox Person | name =Barry Dickins | residence = | other_names = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date =1949 | birth_place =[[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | known = | occupation = [[artist]], [[author]], [[playwright]] | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relations = | website = | footnotes = | employer = | height = }} '''Barry Dickins''' (born 1949) is an [[Australia]]n artist and writer of books and plays. He was born in [[Reservoir, Victoria|Reservoir]], which is part of [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Dickins, Barry (a.k.a. Dickins, Barry Leonard ) | publisher = AusLit Database | date = 2002-09-30 | url = http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A(dH | access-date = 26 August 2014}}</ref> He left school early and worked in a factory. Later he painted sets and backgrounds for television programs. His first play, ''Ghosts'', was performed in 1974 at [[La Mama Theatre]]. He has written many more plays. His play ''Remember [[Ronald Ryan]]'' won the 1995 [[Victorian Premier's Literary Award]]. He has also written short stories, [[biography]], other non-fiction and children's books. Barry is known to use many 'half rhymes' in his work. == Dickins' books and plays == '''Drama''' * ''The Banana Bender and The death of Minnie''. (Currency, 1981) {{ISBN|0868190535}} * ''Lennie Lower''. (Yackandandah, 1982) {{ISBN|0868050121}} * ''One woman shoe''. (Yackandandah, 1984) {{ISBN|0868050105}} * ''The Bridal Suite and Mag and Bag: Two plays''. (Yackandandah, 1985) {{ISBN|0868050407}} * ''Beautland''. (Currency, 1985) {{ISBN|0868191302}} * ''The Golden Goldenbergs''. (1986) * ''The Fool’s Shoe Hotel''. (Yackandandah, 1987) {{ISBN|0868050555}} * ''Royboys''. (Currency, 1987) {{ISBN|0868191779}} * ''Remember Ronald Ryan''. (Currency, 1994) {{ISBN|0868193925}} '''Stories''' * ''Post Office Restaurant and Other Stories''. (P