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How Does Your Garden Grow?
United Kingdom (UK)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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1976
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1976
single work
radio play
'The play explores the interrelationship of three Australian prisoners but, rare in such dramas, retains an affectionate note of optimism: you cannot suppress the search for happiness. even in such a diminishing environment.'
Source: Radio Times, 27 November 1975, p.31.
Notes
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Set in Bathurst gaol.
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Dedication: For Robert MacKinnon.
Production Details
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First produced at the New Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, 15 November 1974.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Does Australian Slang Still Rhyme?
2007
single work
column
— Appears in: Ozwords , April vol. 15 no. 1 2007; (p. 6-7) -
Raw, Rich Poetry of Australian Prison Life
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 July 1996; (p. 14)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
Unfinished Business
1996
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 July 1996; (p. 17) -
Jim McNeil (1935-82) : Sydney, 6th December 1974
1991
single work
interview
— Appears in: Self Portraits 1991; (p. 82-90) -
Collected Plays : Introduction
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Collected Plays 1987; (p. vii-xviii)
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Bulletin Briefing
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 November vol. 96 no. 4932 1974; (p. 55)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
Milo and Muzak in the Cells
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 30 November vol. 96 no. 4934 1974; (p. 51)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
How Does Your Garden Grow?
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Theatre Australia , February - March vol. 1 no. 7 1977; (p. 37)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
Untitled
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Theatre Australia , August vol. 2 no. 4 1977; (p. 50)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
Raw, Rich Poetry of Australian Prison Life
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 July 1996; (p. 14)
— Review of How Does Your Garden Grow : A Play 1974 single work drama -
Revisitings
1979
single work
criticism
— Appears in: After 'The Doll' : Australian Drama Since 1955 1979; (p. 157-175) -
Drama
1981
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Oxford History of Australian Literature 1981; (p. 175-267) -
His Walled World is a Stage
1974
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Herald , 2 December. 1974; (p. 4) -
Women Love Me, Says the Playwright Bandit
1974
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Sun , 13 November 1974; (p. 7) -
Prisoner Jim Writes His Big Escape
1974
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 20 October. 1974; (p. 13,49)
Awards
- 1975 winner AWGIE Awards — Major Award
- 1975 winner AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
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