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Jill Shearer Jill Shearer i(A8767 works by) (a.k.a. Jill Patricia Shearer)
Also writes as: Flora McKay
Born: Established: 14 Apr 1936 Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 6 May 2012
Gender: Female
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1 2 Candi Bentar Jill Shearer , 2007 single work drama Set in Bali, 'Candi Bentar' is the story of an Australian couple who are trying to reconcile their marriage, and their dealings with the local Balinese people.
1 From : Shimada Jill Shearer , 2002 extract drama (Shimada)
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 220-221)
1 2 y separately published work icon Nowhere But Broadway Jill Shearer , Ashgrove : J. Shearer , 2002 Z998892 2002 single work autobiography
1 Think the Whole World Jill Shearer , 1999 single work column
— Appears in: QWC News Magazine , August no. 77 1999; (p. 8-9)
1 4 y separately published work icon Georgia Jill Shearer , 1999 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2000 Z556954 1999 single work drama The great American artist Georgia O'Keeffe is physically, emotionally and artistically debilitated by her failing eyesight. Living amidst the Navajo spiritual landscape in her desert home in New Mexico, she becomes prey to the ghosts of her past. Her solitude is broken by Juan, a young potter, whose curious influence on her life remains until her death at 98. It is through this intriguing relationship that the conflicts that lie at the heart of Georgia's life are explored: the sexual tensions that survive her physical deterioration and the fear and frustration of failing artistic powers. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
1 The Family Jill Shearer , 1998 extract drama (The Family)
— Appears in: The Actor's Audition Manual 1998; (p. 165-168) The Actor's Audition Manual 1998; (p. 246)
1 9 y separately published work icon The Family Jill Shearer , 1994 Paddington : Currency Press , 1995 Z241185 1994 single work drama Sarah, newly appointed to internal investigations, is an intelligent and principled graduate policewoman. She soon uncovers a long-buried case that implicates her police officer father as an accessory to police corruption. Thirty five years of denial and guilt have left heavy scars beneath the skin of the family and she has to decide whether to pursue an investigation that will bring disgrace upon her father and possibly destroy her mother. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
1 Shaping the Script Jill Shearer , 1989 single work
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Autumn vol. 1 no. 4 1989; (p. 21-22)
1 Playwrights' Showcase Jill Shearer , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Queensland Writer , Summer (1989-1990) vol. 1 no. 5 1989; (p. 12-13,18)
1 19 y separately published work icon Shimada Jill Shearer , 1987 (Manuscript version)x401769 Z338293 1987 single work drama When a Japanese businessman appears unexpectedly at a family-owned Queensland bicycle factory, the promise of a take-over sharply divides the company. At the centre is Clive-accountant, family friend and former prisoner of war. As the sale progresses and the workers take strike action, Clive, increasingly angry and isolated, begins to recognise in his adversary his tormentor, the cruel officer Shimada. Shimada is a play about cultural conflict, between the old world of military dominance and the new world of economic pragmatism.(Publisher's blurb, back cover).
1 1 y separately published work icon Power Play Jill Shearer , 1986 Z856406 1986 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Echoes and Other Plays Jill Shearer , Brisbane : Playlab , 1980 Z185253 1980 selected work drama
1 Stephen Jill Shearer , 1980 single work drama
— Appears in: Echoes and Other Plays 1980;
1 y separately published work icon Stephen Flora McKay , 1980 (Manuscript version)x401095 Z897968 1980 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon Echoes Jill Shearer , 1980 (Manuscript version)x401092 Z897946 1980 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon Nocturne Jill Shearer , 1977 (Manuscript version)x401093 Z15645 1977 single work drama
1 1 y separately published work icon The Boat Jill Shearer , 1977 (Manuscript version)x401040 Z565868 1977 single work drama
1 y separately published work icon The New Life [and] The Foreman Mary Gage , Jill Shearer , Sydney : Currency Press , 1977 Z327395 1977 selected work drama
1 2 The Kite Jill Shearer , 1977 single work drama
— Appears in: Echoes and Other Plays 1980;
1 2 y separately published work icon Catherine : A Play in Two Acts Jill Shearer , 1976 (Manuscript version)x401065 Z185465 1976 single work drama
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