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Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 A Conversation
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Production Details

  • World premiere produced by the Ensemble Theatre at the Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, 5 September - 3 November, 2001.

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First known date: 2001
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Visions of Restorative Justice in Theatre, Theory and Practice Paul Dwyer , J. R. Martin , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , May no. 74 2019; (p. 98-128) ''Restorative justice' is often used as an umbrella term for a range of processes - including victim-offender mediation, youth justice conferencing and circle sentencing - through which legal reformers have sought to move away from a retributive model of justice, to encourage offenders to take more responsibility for their actions, to offer victims a voice that is often lacking in courtroom proceedings, and to promote reintegration of offenders into a community of care. With a view to offering a sympathetic critique of restorative justice theory, we read David Williamson's trilogy of 'docudramas' ('Face to Face, A Conversation' and 'Charitable Intent') against the observations of fieldwork carried out in the New South Wales juvenile justice system. This comparative analysis shows how Williamson's representation of restorative justice aligns better with the sort of ideal-typical descriptions of practice that restorative justice practitioners offer in their training manuals than it does with actual practice.' 

 (Publication abstract)
They Should Make a Movie of That : A Conversation by David Williamson Erin Free , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 March 2016;
Containing Play's Raging Emotions a Formiddible Challenge 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 12 Sep 2014; (p. 34)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Containing Play's Raging Emotions a Formiddible Challenge 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 12 Sep 2014; (p. 34)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Theatre Malcolm Miller , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , April no. 227 2003; (p. 12-13)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
A Little More Conversation and a Lot More Acting Debra Aldred , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 March 2003; (p. 19)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Review Ben Eltham , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 31 March 2003; (p. 15)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Cathartic Aftermath to Predator's Crime Martin Buzacott , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 31 March 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Dark Journey Brett Debritz , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 2 - 8 April no. 437 2003; (p. 8)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Theatre Malcolm Miller , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , April no. 227 2003; (p. 12-13)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
Face to Face 2003 single work column
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 19 - 25 March no. 435 2003; (p. 3)
Talking of Williamson Sandra McLean , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 15 March 2003; (p. 3)
Containing Play's Raging Emotions a Formiddible Challenge 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 12 Sep 2014; (p. 34)
— Review of A Conversation David Williamson , 2001 single work drama
They Should Make a Movie of That : A Conversation by David Williamson Erin Free , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: FilmInk , 14 March 2016;
Visions of Restorative Justice in Theatre, Theory and Practice Paul Dwyer , J. R. Martin , 2019 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , May no. 74 2019; (p. 98-128) ''Restorative justice' is often used as an umbrella term for a range of processes - including victim-offender mediation, youth justice conferencing and circle sentencing - through which legal reformers have sought to move away from a retributive model of justice, to encourage offenders to take more responsibility for their actions, to offer victims a voice that is often lacking in courtroom proceedings, and to promote reintegration of offenders into a community of care. With a view to offering a sympathetic critique of restorative justice theory, we read David Williamson's trilogy of 'docudramas' ('Face to Face, A Conversation' and 'Charitable Intent') against the observations of fieldwork carried out in the New South Wales juvenile justice system. This comparative analysis shows how Williamson's representation of restorative justice aligns better with the sort of ideal-typical descriptions of practice that restorative justice practitioners offer in their training manuals than it does with actual practice.' 

 (Publication abstract)
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