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'Motherland tells the story of Nell Tritton, whose family owned the landmark Tritton's Furniture Store in George St, and who fell in love with exiled former Russian prime minister Aleksandr Kerensky while travelling in France in the 1920s. The play encompasses adultery, war, love, bisexuality and death.'
(Source: Courier Mail, 22 April 2013, p.11)
Notes
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Dedication: For Elena Volkova - who brought me not only the story of Nel and Kerensky but the absolute gift of her own story.
Production Details
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Reading performed at Metro Arts’ Free Range, 14 June 2012.
Produced by the Queensland Theatre Company at the Bille Brown Studio, The Greenhouse,, 20-30 April 2016.
Director: Caroline Dunphy.
Composer / Sound Designer: Dane Alexander.
Dramaturg: Kathryn Kelly.
Designer: Penny Challen.
Associate Designer: Annie Robertson.
Lighting Designer: David Walters.
Cast includes Kerith Anderson, Peter Cossar, Daniel Murphy, Rebecca Riggs, and Barbara Lowing.
Contents
- On Writing Motherland, single work essay (p. 6-13)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Stage
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 April 2016; (p. 34)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama -
Stage Set for Socialite's Story
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 April 2013; (p. 11) -
Finalists for White Prize Announced
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 April 2013; (p. 17) -
On Writing Motherland
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Motherland 2013; (p. 6-13) -
Love's Epic Drama
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 9-15 October no. 952 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama
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Mum of a Tale
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 October 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama -
Complex and Intriguing Tale of Women in Exile
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 November 2013; (p. 50)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama -
Love's Epic Drama
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 9-15 October no. 952 2013; (p. 12)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama -
Stage
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 April 2016; (p. 34)
— Review of Motherland 2012 single work drama -
Finalists for White Prize Announced
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 April 2013; (p. 17) -
Stage Set for Socialite's Story
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 April 2013; (p. 11) -
On Writing Motherland
2013
single work
essay
— Appears in: Motherland 2013; (p. 6-13)
Awards
- 2012 shortlisted Patrick White Playwrights' Award
- Brisbane, Queensland,
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