AustLit

In 2016 students taking the Practices of Performance course (DRAM2200) in the School of Communication and Arts at The University of Queensland were involved in the production of one of the plays included in the Archive: Dorothy Blewett's The First Joanna : A Play in Three Acts.

• Talia Nelson: Notable Manuscripts in The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts

• Nikita Martinz: Dorothy and Her 'First Joanna'

• Rebecca Agius: Performance History of Blewett's Play

• Dean Agnew: A Performance History of Dorothy Blewett’s Plays with a Focus on The First Joanna

• Bryan Bartlett: 'Finding Joanna: Seeking the True Contemporaries of 'The First Joanna''

• Courtney Farrar: 'The First Joanna': Australian Theatre in the 1940s

• Charlie Gardner: Blewett and Relevant Contemporary Themes

• Didi Leslie: Dorothy Blewett Performance History

• Kazz Maunder: Theatre History of 'Quiet Night' & 'The First Joanna'

During a semester-long internship with AustLit in 2016, Saskia Stegman undertook an analysis of the changes Blewett's play, The First Joanna, as it evolved over 15 years from first writing to its production as an ABC TV drama.

The Manuscripts of Dorothy Blewett: A Textual Comparison of The First Joanna, Saskia Stegman (ENGL3020).