Ned Manning

Ned Manning is a writer, actor and educator. He has appeared in many of Australia's favourite Film, TV and Theatre productions including starring in the cult classic, Dead End Drive-In. He has written over 30 plays and a teaching memoir about life in the classroom called Playground Duty. His first novel, Painting the Light, is a love story set pre, during and post WW2. Ned has been a teacher for 50 years and written extensively about education and teaching.