Writer, musician, composer and director of Musicals, Films and Television.
Gabrielle Neaves is a writer, musician, composer/ director of Musicals/Film and Television.
As a screen writer Gabrielle writes comedy intertwined with Australian history/fiction. She is a published author, mostly on Australian history.
As a writer/director for more than thirty years, Gabrielle has mostly directed large scale (250 – 600 caste) musicals in private schools. She writes and records the music for the nationally performed musicals.
Writing successful television advertisements (which were shown nationally) with her own original music piqued her interest in writing and marketing.
She currently writes/records educational songs and booklets for The Blueberry Classroom which are used extensively by teachers.
Gabrielle’s latest movie scripts (the 2nd and 3rd sequels of which are written with her husband, Gary Neaves) features the hilarious disasters of Julia – a musician working in the Australian music industry in the 1970s. The movies also portray the strength of women in the early years of the Australian Music Industry and feature Australian music and icons of that era. Gabrielle is currently advertising for a Director for the movies.
Gabrielle lives with her family near Brisbane in Queensland, Australia.
1970’s musician, Julia works in a music shop and plays at weddings – badly! A city movie brings unexpected twists to her life.
The Script Features: 1970’s nostalgic Aussie music snips in each scene and a plethora of older, Aussie iconic musicians as willing extras. See website: www.livinginthe70s.com
There are two sequels.
Music & Lyrics G Neaves ©1995
Suited to Adults (new version) © 2025
Full school musical with costume designs, backing tapes and written arracgments
Music & Lyrics G Neaves © 2015
Suited to large choir and 4 characters
Writer and Director (Script and Music) G Neaves © 1996
Filming G Neaves
Private Commission
Cast 700 – adults and children
Music & Lyrics G Neaves © 2018
Montbrehain, France 2018
Singer: Seraya Young
Production: Jon & Gary Neaves
French subtitles
Written by Gabrielle Neaves
Illustrated by J Neaves © 2016
History of a Tasmanian property and the families
who have lived there since 1853
Written and illustrated by Gabrielle Neaves © 2024
History of a Tasmanian house built in 1819, those who have lived there and the historical significance
of the man who built it, William Kimberley.
Example of many songs by Gabrielle Neaves
Ongoing for The Blueberry Classroom
Educational contemporary songs for children
You can contact me at gtneaves (at) outlook.com