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In The Perfectionist, yet another blockbusting success in the theatre, Williamson again assumes the serious business of comedy to examine the legacy of the sexual revolution with Barbara and Stuart, a professional couple in their 30's, as they battle out their rights to personal success outside the domestic sanctuary of marriage, and mutual understanding within it. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
'Stuart is a perfectionist, male chauvinist and when his wife Barbara re-enters the workforce and hires a blond, male, Scandinavian babysitter the effects on the household are dramatic.' Source: Libraries Australia.
Adaptations
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form
y
The Perfectionist
( dir. Chris Thomson
)
Sydney
:
Pavilion Partners
,
1985
Z966852
1985
single work
film/TV
An incisive and humorous look at the problems in a two-career marriage, the story concerns Stuart, a perfectionist and male chauvinist, and his wife Barbara. When she re-enters the workforce and hires a male Scandinavian babysitter, the effects on the household are dramatic.
Notes
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Dedication: For Kristin
Production Details
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First produced by the Sydney Theatre Co. at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House, 20 July 1982. Director: Rodney Fisher. Also produced in London, 1983 and the USA 1984.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Currency Press
, 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- In the Wake of the Seventies, single work criticism (p. vii-xii)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Playing Perfect
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: Muse , November no. 179 1998; (p. 4) -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 March 1993; (p. 10)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
Portrait of a Marriage Played Without Passion
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 March 1993; (p. 15)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
David Williamson : Satiric Comedies
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: International Literature in English : Essays on the Major Writers 1991; (p. 659-667) -
David Williamson
Dagmar Strauss
(interviewer),
1990
single work
interview
— Appears in: Facing Writers : Australia's Leading Writers Talk with Dagmar Strauss 1990; (p. 23-35)
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Scenes from a Marriage?: The Perfectionist
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 11 no. 1 1983; (p. 76-79)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
Williamson Leave Farce and Turns Back to Comedy
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 July 1982; (p. 8) A Leader of His Craft : Theatre Reviews by H. G. Kippax 2004; (p. 256-258)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
Two Well-Made Plays
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 May 1983; (p. 13)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama ; Marx 1978 single work drama -
A Political Mixture
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 54 1983; (p. 29)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October vol. 2 no. 1 1983; (p. 126-127)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama -
In the Wake of the Seventies
1983
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Perfectionist 1983; (p. vii-xii) -
Playing Perfect
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: Muse , November no. 179 1998; (p. 4) -
David Williamson
Dagmar Strauss
(interviewer),
1990
single work
interview
— Appears in: Facing Writers : Australia's Leading Writers Talk with Dagmar Strauss 1990; (p. 23-35) -
A New Map of Australia : The Plays of David Williamson
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 11 no. 3 1984; (p. 342-354) -
Comic - Satiric - Realism : David Williamson's Plays Since "The Department"
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 3-18)
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