AustLit logo

AustLit

Meredith Oakes Meredith Oakes i(A102865 works by)
Born: Established: 1946 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Female
Expatriate assertion Departed from Australia: 1970
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 Eucalyptus Meredith Oakes , Jonathan Mills (composer), 2024 single work musical theatre opera

'In this dappled landscape lurks both beauty and wonder. The score is mysterious and colourful, with moments of dramatic intensity and hushed beauty. The libretto by Meredith Oakes is poetic and spare.

'Eucalyptus is an ageless story of love and longing, about a daughter and a father – Ellen and Holland. Ellen’s overprotective father has created a safe haven from the world – a forest of eucalypts. But is the forest a sanctuary? Or is Ellen, like Rapunzel, imprisoned? Ellen encounters a Stranger amongst her father’s trees – a storyteller with enchanting tales of far-away lands…'

Source: Victorian Opera.
1 y separately published work icon Scenes from the Back of Beyond Royal Court Theatre Presents Scenes from the Back of Beyond Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 2006 Z1358108 2006 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Shadowmouth Meredith Oakes , London : Meredith Oakes , 2006 Z1358091 2006 single work drama

'Inspired by the photography of Nan Goldin, Shadowmouth is about people trying to connect in a landscape of disconnection, the power of desire, and being alone late at night. Combining hypnotic language with arresting dance theatre, this bold and thrillingly new show salutes the underbelly of urban life.'

Source: Oberon Books website, http://www.oberonbooks.com/
Sighted: 20/02/2007
1 1 The Tempest Meredith Oakes , Thomas Adès (composer), 2004 single work musical theatre opera

'The Tempest is an opera by English composer Thomas Adès with a libretto in English by Meredith Oakes based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare.'
1 y separately published work icon Her Mother and Bartok Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 2001 Z1358130 2001 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Man for Hire Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 2000-2009 Z1358125 2000-2009 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Faith Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 1997 Z1358137 1997 single work drama
1 Mind the Gap Meredith Oakes , 1995 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Editing Process Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 1994 Z1358072 1994 single work drama satire
1 y separately published work icon The Neighbour : A Play Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 1993 Z1358579 1993 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The Neighbour Meredith Oakes , London : Oberon Books , 1993 Z1358088 1993 single work drama
X