Ron Elisha

Ron Elisha (; born 1951) is an Israeli-born Australian playwright, writer and general practitioner.

Born in Jerusalem Ron Elisha's family moved to Melbourne, Australia in 1953. In 1975 he graduated in Medicine from Melbourne University and practised as a GP until his retirement in 2016.

His first play, In Duty Bound was staged by the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1979, with Ray Lawler in one of the lead roles - his first return to the stage since his appearance in his own "Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll".

Since then he has written well over 500 full-length plays and screenplays, two children's books and dozens of articles for a variety of publications.

He has won four Australian Writers' Guild Awards, including the Major Award in 1982 for his 1981 play Einstein, and has been shortlisted for the AWGIE 13 times in toto.

His plays have also been shortlisted for multiple awards throughout Australia, Europe and the US, his work having been produced throughout Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Israel France, Belgium, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Hungary.