Born: Established: 1950 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
The "Bloody Australian" on Stage | Edith Cowan University | 2013 (Semester 1) |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
Australian Drama | Edith Cowan University | 2009 |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
The Bloody Australian on Stage | Edith Cowan University | 2010 |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
The Bloody Australian on Stage | Edith Cowan University | 2011 |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
The "Bloody Australian" on Stage | Edith Cowan University | 2014 |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
The Bloody Australian on Stage | Edith Cowan University | 2012 |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
Literary Classics and the Canon | University of Tasmania | 2015 (Semester 2) |
y
Cosi
Louis Nowra
,
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1992
Z459111
1992
single work
musical theatre
(taught in 8 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; Play with music. Loosely based on Nowra's own experience at producing a play (Trial by Jury) at Melbourne's Plenty Mental Home, Cosi has become a favourite with theatre companies and audiences alike since it premiered in 1992. Full of theatrical jokes and roles rich with Jonsonian humour, the play's use of a play rehearsal device also provokes images of the not-too dissimilar 'families' that come together in the professional theatre. Indeed, Nowra notes in the premiere season's programme notes that 'like the actual events of those days [the play] is, I hope, full of comedy and affection. Real madness and angst only occurred when I worked with professional actors'. Set in 1971, Cosi takes an affectionate look at madness and mayhem in a world where institutions can be less limiting than ideology. The narrative is played out two locations, a mental institution and a suburban backyard. , Fresh from university, Lewis (a play on Louis) arrives to direct a play with the inmates, but is persuaded by Roy to stage his favourite opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Lewis' problems don't end, however, with the fact that the other inmates are neither opera singers nor Italian-speakers. There is Ruth, troubled by the concept of a real illusion ; Zac, who insists on playing Wagner ; Doug, who is committed to the closed ward ; not to mention the sexual advances by Cherry and Julie. Lewis's world is no less complicated at home, where he has to contend with escaping pigs, exploding beer bottles and the pretensions of his politically correct friends. The music incorporated into the narrative includes: 'Wild Thing' (by The Troggs), various songs from Cosi Fan Tutte, 'Purple Haze' (Jimmy Hendrix) 'Candy Says' (a Velvet Underground song, pre-recorded), and Wagner's 'The Ride Of The Valkyries'. |
Literary Classics and the Canon | University of Tasmania | 2016 (Semester 2) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
form
y
First Australians
Rachel Perkins /specialistDatasets/BlackWords
,
Louis Nowra
,
Beck Cole /specialistDatasets/BlackWords
,
( dir. Rachel Perkins
et. al. )agent
Crows Nest
Fitzroy
Strawberry Hills
:
Blackfella Films
First Nation Films
SBS Television
,
2008
Z1532374
2008
single work
film/TV
(taught in 1 units)
'First Australians chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people. First Australians explores what unfolds when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire. 'Over seven episodes, First Australians depicts the true stories of individuals - both black and white - caught in an epic drama of friendship, revenge, loss and victory in Australia's most transformative period of history. 'The story begins in 1788 in Sydney, with the friendship between an Englishmen (Governor Phillip) and a warrior (Bennelong) and ends in 1993 with Koiki Mabo's legal challenge to the foundation of Australia. First Australians chronicles the collision of two worlds and the genesis of a new nation.' Source: www.sbs.com.au (Sighted 27/09/2008). |
Australian Cinema & Television | University of New South Wales | 2014 (Semester 2) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Australian Literature: Inventing the Past | La Trobe University | 2009 |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Staging Australia | Queensland University of Technology | 2013 (Semester 2) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Staging Australia | Queensland University of Technology | 2012 (Semester 2) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Staging Australia | Queensland University of Technology | 2015 (Semester 2) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Australia on Stage | University of New England | 2014 (Semester 1) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Australia on Stage | University of New England | 2016 (Semester 1) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Drama Performance B | University of Queensland | 2014 (Semester 1) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Literature of Tasmania | University of Tasmania | 2009 (Semester 1) |
y
The Golden Age
Louis Nowra
,
s.l.
:
s.n.
,
1980-1985
(Manuscript version)x401631
Z331846
1980
single work
drama
(taught in 9 units)
— Appears in: コシ. ゴールデン・エイジ 2006; 'In 1939, a lost tribe of Europeans was discovered in the Tasmanian wilderness. They were a band of outcasts who had escaped the torture of convict life, scratching out an existence at the forgotten edge of the island, alone for almost a century. 'Inspired by this true story, writer Louis Nowra (Cosi, Radiance) penned The Golden Age – an extraordinary play that blends historical fact, Australian folklore and poetic language to create a post-colonial myth for our times. Nowra’s outcasts have developed a culture and dialect all of their own, but their bodies are failing them and their very existence is in danger. Brought back into the fold of Australian society, what fate awaits this band of exiles?' Source: Sydney Theatre Company (2016 revival). |
Australian Literature: Classic and Popular | University of Western Australia | 2016 (Semester 1) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
Inner Voices
Louis Nowra
,
1970-1977
(Manuscript version)x400892
Z123522
1970
single work
drama
(taught in 1 units)
The son of Catherine the Great, who has been locked away since childhood, is set upon the throne of Russia knowing only his name |
Staging Australia | University of New South Wales | 2010 (Semester 2) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y Inner Voices / Albert Names Edward Louis Nowra , Sydney : Currency Press , 1983 Z10051 1983 selected work drama (taught in 1 units) | Staging Australia | University of New South Wales | 2012 (Semester 2) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y Inside the Island / The Precious Woman Louis Nowra , Sydney : Currency Press , 1981 Z239348 1981 selected work drama (taught in 2 units) | Australian Drama | University of Southern Queensland | 2014 (Semester 1) |
y Inside the Island / The Precious Woman Louis Nowra , Sydney : Currency Press , 1981 Z239348 1981 selected work drama (taught in 2 units) | Australian Drama | University of Southern Queensland | 2012 (Semester 1) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
Into That Forest
Louis Nowra
,
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2012
Z1881708
2012
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 2 units)
'Me name be Hannah O'Brien and I be seventy-six years old. Me first thing is an apology - me language is bad cos I lost it and had to learn it again. But here's me story and I be glad to tell it before I hop the twig.
So begins this extraordinary novel, which will transport you to Australia's wild frontier and stay in your mind long after you've finished reading.' (Publisher's blurb) |
Contemporary Australian Children's Literature | Macquarie University | 2015 (Semester 1) |
y
Into That Forest
Louis Nowra
,
Crows Nest
:
Allen and Unwin
,
2012
Z1881708
2012
single work
novel
young adult
(taught in 2 units)
'Me name be Hannah O'Brien and I be seventy-six years old. Me first thing is an apology - me language is bad cos I lost it and had to learn it again. But here's me story and I be glad to tell it before I hop the twig.
So begins this extraordinary novel, which will transport you to Australia's wild frontier and stay in your mind long after you've finished reading.' (Publisher's blurb) |
Writing Australia | Queensland University of Technology | 2013 (Semester 2) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
Radiance
Louis Nowra
,
Paddington
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1993
Z25564
1993
single work
drama
(taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: アップザラダ; レイディアンス 2003; 'Louis Nowra’s Radiance is an exuberant black sabbath for three great Indigenous dames. It begins conventionally enough: Mae, Nona and Cressy gather at the old Queenslander in the tropics for Mum’s funeral. But these three sisters are forces of nature, and they haven’t been in the same room for years, and years. It isn’t long before that old house can’t contain the joy and pain of them all being together again… 'Radiance began its life at Belvoir in 1993. After 22 years, Nowra’s feat of playwriting – almost Shakespearean, a Tempest-like packet of lust, rage, grief and high-flying foolery – is ready to be unleashed again. Leah Purcell is the woman for the job. 'Purcell is a powerhouse. She burst onto the national stage nearly two decades ago and is as full of fight and life as she ever was. What better idea than for this all-round theatre elder to direct herself in this mighty little classic?' (2015 Production summary) |
Writing for Performance | Southern Cross University | 2015 (Semester 2) |
y
Radiance
Louis Nowra
,
Paddington
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1993
Z25564
1993
single work
drama
(taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: アップザラダ; レイディアンス 2003; 'Louis Nowra’s Radiance is an exuberant black sabbath for three great Indigenous dames. It begins conventionally enough: Mae, Nona and Cressy gather at the old Queenslander in the tropics for Mum’s funeral. But these three sisters are forces of nature, and they haven’t been in the same room for years, and years. It isn’t long before that old house can’t contain the joy and pain of them all being together again… 'Radiance began its life at Belvoir in 1993. After 22 years, Nowra’s feat of playwriting – almost Shakespearean, a Tempest-like packet of lust, rage, grief and high-flying foolery – is ready to be unleashed again. Leah Purcell is the woman for the job. 'Purcell is a powerhouse. She burst onto the national stage nearly two decades ago and is as full of fight and life as she ever was. What better idea than for this all-round theatre elder to direct herself in this mighty little classic?' (2015 Production summary) |
Australian Theatre & Cinema | University of Notre Dame | 2014 (Semester 1) |
y
Radiance
Louis Nowra
,
Paddington
:
Currency Press
Belvoir Street Theatre
,
1993
Z25564
1993
single work
drama
(taught in 3 units)
— Appears in: アップザラダ; レイディアンス 2003; 'Louis Nowra’s Radiance is an exuberant black sabbath for three great Indigenous dames. It begins conventionally enough: Mae, Nona and Cressy gather at the old Queenslander in the tropics for Mum’s funeral. But these three sisters are forces of nature, and they haven’t been in the same room for years, and years. It isn’t long before that old house can’t contain the joy and pain of them all being together again… 'Radiance began its life at Belvoir in 1993. After 22 years, Nowra’s feat of playwriting – almost Shakespearean, a Tempest-like packet of lust, rage, grief and high-flying foolery – is ready to be unleashed again. Leah Purcell is the woman for the job. 'Purcell is a powerhouse. She burst onto the national stage nearly two decades ago and is as full of fight and life as she ever was. What better idea than for this all-round theatre elder to direct herself in this mighty little classic?' (2015 Production summary) |
Imaginary Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature | University of the Sunshine Coast | 2011 |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
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form
y
Radiance
Louis Nowra
,
( dir. Rachel Perkins
)
1998
Australia
:
Eclipse Films
,
1998
Z866253
1998
single work
film/TV
(taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: Radiance : The Play + The Screenplay 2000; (p. 67-140) Radiance tells the story of three women who reunite, after many years apart, for their mother's funeral.
|
Indigenous Histories in Film | University of Melbourne | 2009 |
form
y
Radiance
Louis Nowra
,
( dir. Rachel Perkins
)
1998
Australia
:
Eclipse Films
,
1998
Z866253
1998
single work
film/TV
(taught in 2 units)
— Appears in: Radiance : The Play + The Screenplay 2000; (p. 67-140) Radiance tells the story of three women who reunite, after many years apart, for their mother's funeral.
|
Upfront: History of Film in Australia | University of the Sunshine Coast | 2015 (Semester 1) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
y
Summer of the Aliens
Louis Nowra
,
1992
Paddington
:
Currency Press
,
1992
Z468336
1992
single work
drama
(taught in 1 units)
'It is 1962 and the world is worried about the Cuban missile crisis, except for Lewis, a youth on the cusp of manhood, growing up in a Melbourne housing commission suburb. He is preoccupied by flying saucer, much to the disgust of his friend Brian who can think only of losing his virginity. Lewis finds a natural soulmate in local tom-boy, Dulcie, who has her own confusions about approaching womanhood. And then out of nowhere Lewis's errant father returns to stay, as if he had never gone' (Currency Press). Although the play largely focuses on adolescent issues, it is meant for an adult audience. Among the themes explored are sexuality, gender, prejudice, cultural identity and the relationship between memory and personal identity. |
Narrative and Identity Content | Deakin University | 2012 (Semester 1) |
Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
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y Visions Louis Nowra , 1978 (Manuscript version)x400840 Z240416 1978 single work drama (taught in 1 units) | Modern Australian Drama | Australian National University | 2014 (Semester 1) |