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Authors:agent Dickon Oxenburgh , Andrew Ross .

Note: Adapted from the novel by Randolph Stow.

Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea : The Play

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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Presents a semi-autobiographical account of Randolph Stow's childhood (although the protagonist is named Rob Coram), from ages six to fourteen, in the West Australian coastal town of Geraldton.

Production Details

First produced by Black Swan Theatre Company in association with the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts at the Subiaco Theatre Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 15 February 1997. Directed by Andrew Ross. Subsequently produced at the Playhouse Theatre, Perth, Western Australia, 24 July 2003. Directed by Andrew Ross.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1997

Publisher: Black Swan Theatre Company

Perth, Western Australia,: Black Swan Theatre Company , 1996 .

Extent: 144 leavesp.

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Copyright date.
Publisher: Currency Press

Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2006 .

Extent: viii, 95p.
Description: illus.

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With a Foreword by Robert Juniper.

ISBN: 9780868197883, 0868197882

Series: Currency Plays Currency Press (publisher), series - publisher

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Untitled Susan Ballyn , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 1 no. 8 2006;
— Review of The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea : The Play Dickon Oxenburgh , Andrew Ross , 1997 single work drama

Stow's Classic Ride Pier Leach , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 July 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea : The Play Dickon Oxenburgh , Andrew Ross , 1997 single work drama

Aliens and Mates Ron Banks , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 15 July 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea : The Play Dickon Oxenburgh , Andrew Ross , 1997 single work drama