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Adaptations
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form
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Capricornia
United Kingdom (UK)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
,
1997
8140521
1997
single work
radio play
'Norman Shillingsworth, sophisticated and city-educated, returns to the tough Northern Territory where he grew up. But the top end of Australia in 1929 is raw, uncompromising and riddled with prejudices.'
Source:
Radio Times, 13 March 1997, p.115.
Notes
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Sound recording available.
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Teacher’s notes available online.
Production Details
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First produced by Company B at the Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, 23 April 1988.
Toured Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Performed at The Playhouse, Adelaide, South Australia 8 September 1990.
Performed by the Eora Centre of Visual and Performing Arts in Sydney from 27 to29 November 2003.
Performed at York Theatre, Chippendale, New South Wales 27 May 2006.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Straight to the Heart of Real Cultural Conflicts
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 June 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama -
The Hot Seat : Wesley Enoch
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 May 2006; (p. 4-5) -
[Review] Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 12 July no. 230 2000; (p. 29)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama - y The Theatre of Louis Nowra Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 1998 Z543914 1998 single work criticism
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Do the Monster Smash
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 June 1995; (p. 12)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama
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Straight to the Heart of Real Cultural Conflicts
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 June 2006; (p. 25)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama -
Australia Examined
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23 October vol. 112 no. 5742 1990; (p. 110)
— Review of Away 1986 single work drama ; Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama -
The MTC Homes In
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 July 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of A Stretch of the Imagination 1971 single work drama ; Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama ; On Top of the World 1986 single work drama -
Capricornia an Epic Plod
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 6 May 1988; (p. wkd 11)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama -
Elemental Australia - Behind the Veneer
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 1 May 1988; (p. 119)
— Review of Capricornia : From the Novel by Xavier Herbert 1988 single work drama -
The Hot Seat : Wesley Enoch
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 May 2006; (p. 4-5) -
Nowra On Another Winner
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 June 1988; (p. 30) -
A `Whippersnapper' Returns to Her Roots
Lance Campbell
(interviewer),
1990
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Age , 6 October 1990; (p. 13) -
Capricornia
1987
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Masterplots II : British and Commonwealth Fiction Series 1987; (p. 220-224) -
Celebrate 1988? : Australian Drama in the Bicenntenial Year
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , June no. 11 1994; (p. 103-112)
Last amended 10 Aug 2023 12:02:08
Subjects:
- Bush,
- Northern Territory,
- Country towns,
Settings:
- 1930s
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