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Norm and Ahmed,
single work
drama
'A rather ocker, white Australian male encounters a well-mannered Pakistani student with revolutionary ambitions in a Sydney park at midnight. Buzo creates an image of race prejudice as a profoundly irrational force in the behaviour of ordinary Australians.' (Publication summary)
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Rooted,
single work
drama
Bentley has always been lucky. He won a chook at the pub once.
Gary’s a delightful raconteur and is in great demand as an after dinner speaker.
Diane goes off her brain. She’s going on surfari next week.
Sandy’s always on the move. It’s a mad whirl.
Richard’s got some incredibly tactile friends in the underground.'Bentley’s just won the doubles tennis with Gary, he’s hit the jackpot by marrying a top bird like Sandy, his new stereo set has got Richard’s tick of approval and the house warming party was a real turn. Yes, Bentley’s always been lucky. But now Simmo’s moved in with Bentley’s wife… in Bentley’s new home unit.
'A classic piece of Australian ‘new wave’ theatre, the late Alex Buzo’s hilarious farce bitterly satirises those who wield power and root those without it.'
Source: Mudlark Theatre.
- The Roy Murphy Show, single work drama humour (p. 100-133)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Response and Commitment : Comedy or Satire
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , June vol. 10 no. 1 1974; (p. 46-50)
— Review of I Don't Know Who To Feel Sorry For : A Play 1969 single work drama ; Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama ; A Stretch of the Imagination 1971 single work drama ; Don's Party 1971 single work drama -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 1974; (p. 14)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 February 1974; (p. 17)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama -
Untitled
1973
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 September 1973; (p. 20)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama
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Untitled
1973
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 September 1973; (p. 20)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 February 1974; (p. 17)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 February 1974; (p. 14)
— Review of Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama -
Response and Commitment : Comedy or Satire
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , June vol. 10 no. 1 1974; (p. 46-50)
— Review of I Don't Know Who To Feel Sorry For : A Play 1969 single work drama ; Norm and Ahmed : Rooted : The Roy Murphy Show 1973 selected work drama ; A Stretch of the Imagination 1971 single work drama ; Don's Party 1971 single work drama