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May-Brit Akerholt May-Brit Akerholt i(A34029 works by)
Born: Established: 1948
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Norway,
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Scandinavia, Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1975
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1 “A Glorious, Terrible Life” : The Dual Image in Patrick White’s Dramatic Language May-Brit Akerholt , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White Centenary : The Legacy of a Prodigal Son 2014; (p. 152-163) ‘I am very familiar with the plays of Henrik Ibsen, both from my Norwegian upbringing and from a thesis I wrote, some years ago at Macquarie University. I always thought that one of the most innovative (and most misunderstood) aspects of Ibsen's work was the way he juxtaposed opposite forces and forms, creating a co-existence of tragedy and comedy, exploring several levels of action and characterisation simultaneously — and very differently — from a number of writers such as possibly the greatest dramatist of all, Shakespeare. Then I started researching the drama of Patrick White, for yet another thesis. As I was working, I began to realise that White and Ibsen both combine portrayals of the darker side of life but combined this with comedic elements.’ (Introduction)
1 Untitled May-Brit Akerholt , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 56 2010; (p. 236-240)
— Review of Belonging : Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century John McCallum , 2009 multi chapter work criticism
1 New Stages : Contemporary Theatre May-Brit Akerholt , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Cambridge Companion to Australian Literature 2000; (p. 209-231) Contains the following sections: The Shaping of a Theatre; Changes in Infrastructure: Institutions, Theatre Companies; Putting a Country on the Stage; The Second Surge; Towards the Bicentenary: Multicultural Theatre, Aboriginal Theatre, Classics, Translations; Towards the Millennium; Conclusion.
1 Plays by Aboriginal Writers May-Brit Akerholt , 1998 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 May 1998; (p. 20)
1 [Untitled] (from 'Thank You Speech') i "I wats sittin' up a Burgmann, freezin' in my room", May-Brit Akerholt , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Dialogue , December no. 29 1996; (p. 2)
1 A Glorious, Terrible Life : Patrick White on Stage May-Brit Akerholt , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Dialogue , March no. 26 1996; (p. 12-13)
1 3 The Government Inspector May-Brit Akerholt (translator), Neil Armfield (translator), Lech Mackiewicz (translator), Geoffrey Rush (translator), 1990-1999 single work drama satire humour
1 Michael Gow Talks to May-Brit Akerholt May-Brit Akerholt (interviewer), 1988 single work interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , [Double Issue] no. 12-13 1988; (p. 73-84)
1 6 y separately published work icon Patrick White May-Brit Akerholt , Amsterdam : Rodopi , 1988 Z113404 1988 multi chapter work criticism drama
1 Untitled May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , [Double Issue] no. 12-13 1988; (p. 195-200)
— Review of Europe On Top of the World Michael Gow , 1987 selected work drama
1 Netherwood May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 168-192)
1 Signal Driver May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 146-167)
1 Big Toys May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 127-145)
1 Night on Bald Mountain May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 98-126)
1 A Cheery Soul May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 63-97)
1 The Season at Sarsaparilla May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 33-62)
1 The Ham Funeral May-Brit Akerholt , 1988 single work criticism
— Appears in: Patrick White 1988; (p. 4-32)
1 Translations and the Australian Theatre May-Brit Akerholt , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 8 1986; (p. 5-16)
1 [Review] Netherwood May-Brit Akerholt , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October vol. 3 no. 1 1984; (p. 144-146)
— Review of Netherwood Patrick White , 1983 single work drama
1 Female Figures in the Plays of Dorothy Hewett and Patrick White May-Brit Akerholt , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 29 no. 1 1984; (p. 69-77)
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