Melanie Tait is an Australian radio broadcaster, playwright

Playwright

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 and author

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At 21 years of age she wrote the comedy theatrical production The Vegemite Tales

The Vegemite Tales

The Vegemite Tales is a comedy theatrical production written by Australian playwright Melanie Tait. The play revolves around the lives of a group of young antipodeans sharing a flat in London. It has been described as an Australian stage version of Friends...

, which has played in London

London

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 over seven years including two on the West End

West End of London

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 - the play will be entering its eighth season in late 2010. During her 5 years in London, she was also the Artistic Director of the Old Red Lion Theatre

Old Red Lion Theatre

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Melanie Tait began her radio career as producer for the John Laws

John Laws

Richard John Sinclair "John" Laws, CBE , an Australian radio presenter, sometimes known as Lawsie, was from the 1970s until his retirement in 2007, the host of a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixed music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback...

 Morning Show at 2UE

2UE

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 in Sydney

Sydney

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She then began at the ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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 in Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

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 as a rural reporter trainee, she has since worked in ABC Rural

ABC Rural

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 and ABC News

ABC News (Australia)

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 throughout New South Wales

New South Wales

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, South Australia

South Australia

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 and the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

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In 2010, Melanie Tait authored her first book entitled Fat Chance: My Big Fat Gastric Banding Adventure published by New Holland Publishers Australia

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In 2011 Melanie created a series of storytelling nights (inspired by "The Moth" podcast) called "Now Hear This". Themes included "I learned the hard way", "Love is a four letter word" and "Changes".