Biography
Hibberd studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, and resided in Newman College. He worked as a registrar in the Department of Social Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, 1966-67. He worked as a general practitioner until 1984, then practised as a clinical immunologist. He is married to the actress Evelyn Krape, and a father to Lily (1972) and James (1974) from a first marriage, and to Spike and Molly.
Hibberd co-founded the Australian Performing Group (APG) in 1970. He was a member for ten years, and chairman for two. In 1983 he founded the Melbourne Writers Theatre, which is still active. He served of the Theatre Board of The Australia Council twice, and recently on its Literature Board.
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