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First produced at the Waterside Workers Theatre, Sydney, 26 November 1955 and on ABC radio, January 1956.
In addition, by 1962 the play had been produced in New Zealand, the UK, Japan. Latin America, the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, China, Albania, North Korea, Rumania, Bulgaria, Cuba, Iceland.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Australia and China at 50 : The New Wave Theatre and the Drama of Cultural Exchange
2022
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— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 46 no. 4 2022; (p. 482-495)'2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening up of relations between Australia and the People’s Republic of China. When he became prime minister in 1972, Gough Whitlam sent the first ambassador to China (Dr Stephen Fitzgerald), and in his term of office established support for artists’ exchanges from the Australia Council. The Australian Ballet visited China in 1980, the first major ballet company to tour since the Cultural Revolution. The touring of China by Australian theatre, opera and dance companies has flourished since then, particularly over the last decade, and Australian spoken-word drama has featured in the relationship between the two countries since 1983. Since the 1980s, the work of the New Wave dramatists has captured the interest of Chinese audiences over a sustained period beyond the years of the New Wave itself. The theatre has, in some respects, provided a respite from the rigours of realpolitik and most importantly a means of genuine interaction between ordinary Australians and Chinese citizens who make up the audiences. This article documents the take-up of the New Wave drama in China, and the legacy of the relationships created in this formative period of Australian theatre in its international context.' (Publication abstract)
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Brave Red Witches : Communist Women, Identity and the New Theatre
1999
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— Appears in: Playing with Ideas : Australian Women Playwrights from the Suffragettes to the Sixties 1999; (p. 162-193) The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022; -
Into the Fray : Women and War
1999
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— Appears in: Playing with Ideas : Australian Women Playwrights from the Suffragettes to the Sixties 1999; (p. 128-162) -
Dymphna Cusack's Plays
1998
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— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 32 1998; (p. 63-76) -
Playing with the Past: Towards a Feminist Deconstruction of Australian Theatre Historiography
1993
single work
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— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 23 1993; (p. 8-22)
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City and Bush in the Australian Theatre 1922-1988
1992
single work
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— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 31-47) -
Dymphna Cusack's Plays
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 32 1998; (p. 63-76) -
Playing with the Past: Towards a Feminist Deconstruction of Australian Theatre Historiography
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 23 1993; (p. 8-22) -
Into the Fray : Women and War
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Playing with Ideas : Australian Women Playwrights from the Suffragettes to the Sixties 1999; (p. 128-162) -
Brave Red Witches : Communist Women, Identity and the New Theatre
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Playing with Ideas : Australian Women Playwrights from the Suffragettes to the Sixties 1999; (p. 162-193) The New Theatre : The People, Plays and Politics behind Australia's Radical Theatre 2022;
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cIndonesia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- South Pacific, Pacific Region,
- 1950s