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Patrick Van der Werf Patrick Van der Werf i(A75859 works by) (a.k.a. Patrick Gerrard Van der Werf)
Gender: Male
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1 A Question of Character ... Patrick Van der Werf , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: In/Stead , Spring no. 1 2005;
1 y separately published work icon Owl Song : A Study in Tragedy Patrick Van der Werf , 2003 Z1549631 2003 single work thesis The thesis is a creative work with exegesis. The creative component is a playscript exploring European tragic form within a mythologised Australian context. The exegesis examines the research material that informed the playwriting process; including tragic theory, dramatic character, place and landscape, and the use of landscape in theatre.
1 y separately published work icon Moon Babies and Dirty Laundry Patrick Van der Werf , Kate Herbert , Sydney Melbourne : Currency Press La Mama Theatre , 2003 Z1044086 2003 selected work drama
1 Moon Babies Patrick Van der Werf , 2002 single work drama
— Appears in: Moon Babies and Dirty Laundry 2003; (p. 1-51)
1 1 y separately published work icon Presence Patrick Van der Werf , 2002 Hobart : Australian Script Centre , 2002 Z1026254 2002 single work drama Molly Kaufman is taking in a new boarder, Sam, a young man infected with a lust for life, dreaming of freedom and a car. Molly's son, Jake, has been witness to intense betrayal and horror in his childhood; his mother is still a haunted woman. Penny, who is drawn into their lives, wakes up each morning to evil standing at the foot of her bed. Presence is a contemporary allegory about young people's struggles to overcome their fears in a daunting world. The lives of these intensely flawed but lovable characters cross in the shared confines of the boarding house, but they also inhabit the complex region of each other's inner worlds and fears. Each character crosses riveting dramatic territory in the search for the presence of the loving other. This is a play that will locate, in the midst of darkness, a compelling light... in the heart of 'presence', a glaring absence. -- Libraries Australia
1 Water Patrick Van der Werf , 2000 single work short story
— Appears in: Verandah , vol. 15 no. 2000; (p. 27-31)
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