Professional and creative writing, editing, and proofreading.

My name is Stu Mentha and I am a professional writer and editor currently based in Melbourne. I lived in Prague in the Czech Republic for several years as a creative producer as well as a writer, and I have years of experience editing and proofreading. I am also specifically a playwright therefore comedy and dialogue come naturally to me which often comes in handy when it comes to my freelance work. I have written four professionally-produced plays: Déjà Vu in 2012, False Friends in 2013, Cat Black in 2014, and Jewel Box in 2015. All four plays premiered at the Prague Fringe Festival to sold-out audiences. Cat Black and Jewel Box were both number one picks of the Prague Fringe on FringeReview.co.uk and you can find a review of my work here: fringereview.co.uk. Jewel Box was most recently restaged at Divadlo Kolowrat in central Prague just across the road from where Mozart premiered Don Giovanni.

Education:
I completed my degree in Professional and Creative Writing at Deakin University in Melbourne, 2009, studied Italian film and literature at the University of Turin, Italy, acting at the Prague Playhouse, and have also attended numerous workshops most notably with Art Malik (True Lies), The Actor’s Temple London, Hollywood casting director Nancy Bishop, and Phil Burgers (Doctor Brown) winner of the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award.

Work Terms

I am based in Melbourne and I usually work from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, Australian Eastern time.