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"Shipwreck, written in 1951, recreates the infamous mutiny that occurred after the Dutch ship Batavia foundered off the northwest Australian coast in 1629. It is a complex and literary play which depicts with sympathy the anarchic mutineers Cornelius, Huyssen and Seevanck."
"This book 'Shipwreck: A Poetic Drama', was written by Douglas Stewart and illustrated with drawings and engravings by Norman Lindsay...The book is divided into three 'Acts'. which tell the story of the shipwreck of the BATAVIA."
Source: Australian National Maritime Museum http://collections.anmm.gov.au/objects/20202/shipwreck-a-poetic-drama;jsessionid=29E05D7347DA4C02D5CAB8860A347F0F
Notes
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Drama in blank verse.
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Dedication: To Dolia Ribush and Arthur Phillips
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Author's Note: The historical documents on which this play is founded were made available by the Mitchell Library, Sydney. The author is particularly indebted to Mr. Tom Mutch for his assistance in research.
Production Details
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Produced at the Metropolitan Theatre at St Laurence Hall, Sydney in September 1949, and subsequently at the Little Theatre, Melbourne, 1951 and by the Canberra Repertory Society at the Riverside Theatre, June 1960. Produced professionally by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Union Theatre, Sydney, 1962.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Ten Old Australian Plays Worthy of Another Look
2023
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essay
— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 March 2023; -
Untitled
1988
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 September 1988;
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
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1988
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review
— Appears in: The Herald , 19 September 1988;
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
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1988
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review
— Appears in: Beat Magazine , 21 September 1988;
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 June 1974; (p. 10)
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama
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One Hundred Men Killed in a Tent
1947
single work
review
— Appears in: Modern Times , September vol. 1 no. 1 1947; (p. 11)
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
The Voice of Australia
1948
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review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 9 no. 2 1948; (p. 125-127)
— Review of Ned Kelly : A Play 1942 single work drama ; Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
Pirates Bold: Drama of a Shipwreck
1947
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review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Literary Journal , August vol. 2 no. 2 1947; (p. 75-76)
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
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1947
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review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 July vol. 68 no. 3519 1947; (p. 2)
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
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1947
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 6 no. 4 1947; (p. 274-277)
— Review of Shipwreck 1947 single work drama -
Douglas Stewart: Poet, Playwright and Critic
1963
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criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , 15 November vol. 15 no. 1963; (p. 243-248) -
Motif in the Work of Douglas Stewart
1963
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criticism
— Appears in: The Elements of Poetry 1963; (p. 25-50) Considerations : New Essays on Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright and Douglas Stewart 1977; (p. 143-168) -
Modern Australian Drama : An Outsider's View
1961
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criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , Autumn vol. 5 no. 2 1961; (p. 67-74) -
Second Thoughts About Douglas Stewart
1960
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criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , no. 3 1960; (p. 23-27) -
Ten Old Australian Plays Worthy of Another Look
2023
single work
essay
— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 March 2023;
Last amended 19 Sep 2022 09:36:55
Settings:
- Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
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