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First performed by Lighthouse, The State Theatre Company of South Australia at the Playhouse, Adelaide, on 11 June 1983.
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Patrick White's Theatre : Australian Modernism on Stage, 1960-2018
Sydney
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Sydney University Press
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2021
21650143
2021
multi chapter work
criticism
'One of the giants of Australian literature and the only Australian writer to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Patrick White received less acclaim when he turned his hand to playwriting.
'In Patrick White’s Theatre, Denise Varney offers a new analysis of White’s eight published plays, discussing how they have been staged and received over a period of 60 years. From the sensational rejection of The Ham Funeral by the Adelaide Festival in 1962 to 21st-century revivals incorporating digital technology, these productions and their reception illustrate the major shifts that have taken place in Australian theatre over time. Varney unpacks White’s complex and unique theatrical imagination, the social issues that preoccupied him as a playwright, and his place in the wider Australian modernist and theatrical traditions.'
Source: Abstract.
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Kerry Walker, Patrick White and the Faces of Australian Modernism
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 9 2012; 'This essay considers the work of Australian actor Kerry Walker (b. 1948) in the years 1977-1989. It focuses on Walker's acting style in the roles she played in a variety of works by Patrick White, her approach to acting and her enduring friendship with White. It seeks to document the specific qualities Walker brought to her performances in White's plays and to explain her distinctive understanding of White's drama.' (Author's abstract)
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Patrick White
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Belonging : Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century 2009; (p. 91-112) -
'They Wasn't in Our Line': The Lost Children of Patrick White
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Country of Lost Children : An Australian Anxiety 1999; (p. 104-113) -
'Who's the Bigger Dill?' : The Madhouse in Recent Australian Drama
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Body in the Library 1998; (p. 167-184)
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[Review] The Perfectionist [et al]
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 4 no. 1 1985; (p. 94-95)
— Review of The Perfectionist 1982 single work drama ; Signal Driver : A Morality Play for the Times 1983 single work drama ; Netherwood 1983 single work drama -
On Stage and Page: Drama Reviews
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 11 no. 1 1983; (p. 89-100)
— Review of Inside the Island / The Precious Woman 1981 selected work drama ; Marx 1978 single work drama ; Kullark / The Dreamers 1982 selected work drama ; A Night in the Arms of Raeleen 1983 single work drama ; Sandy Lee Live at Nui Dat 1983 single work musical theatre ; Signal Driver : A Morality Play for the Times 1983 single work drama ; Netherwood 1983 single work drama ; Australasian Drama Studies vol. 1 no. 1 October 1982 periodical issue ; Australasian Drama Studies vol. 1 no. 2 April 1983 periodical issue ; Hold Fast to Dreams : Fifty Years in Theatre, Radio, Television and Books 1982 single work autobiography -
[Review] Netherwood
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 July 1983; (p. 38)
— Review of Netherwood 1983 single work drama -
[Review] Netherwood
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 1983; (p. 18)
— Review of Netherwood 1983 single work drama -
[Review] Netherwood
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October vol. 3 no. 1 1984; (p. 144-146)
— Review of Netherwood 1983 single work drama -
'Who's the Bigger Dill?' : The Madhouse in Recent Australian Drama
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Body in the Library 1998; (p. 167-184) -
Patrick White
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Belonging : Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century 2009; (p. 91-112) -
Kerry Walker, Patrick White and the Faces of Australian Modernism
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 9 2012; 'This essay considers the work of Australian actor Kerry Walker (b. 1948) in the years 1977-1989. It focuses on Walker's acting style in the roles she played in a variety of works by Patrick White, her approach to acting and her enduring friendship with White. It seeks to document the specific qualities Walker brought to her performances in White's plays and to explain her distinctive understanding of White's drama.' (Author's abstract)
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Patrick White
London
New York (City)
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Methuen
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1984
Z396403
1984
single work
criticism
biography
'Patrick White is a giant among the moderns. His massive novels, which chart the lonely paths to truth, challenge orthodox notions about fiction and reality. He has created a wholly new kind of prose to embody his prophetic visions of truth and his fierce denunciations of modern society.
'Originally published in 1984, John Colmer’s study of the Nobel Prize winning Australian novelist was the first to survey all his published works. It differs from earlier studies in using fresh autobiographical material, in revealing the links between the plays and the fiction and in stressing White’s vision of duality rather than his much praised affirmations of harmony. Where previous studies have been exegetical this one is also evaluative. It illustrates the process by which White has come to recognize the necessity for the reintegration of the alienated visionary into society.' (Publication summary)
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'They Wasn't in Our Line': The Lost Children of Patrick White
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Country of Lost Children : An Australian Anxiety 1999; (p. 104-113)
- New South Wales,
- ca. 1970