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The Drought single work   drama   - Three acts.
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Drought
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A play about family divisions following the return of one family member from Australia.' [Source: The Australian-Macedonian Drama Group, p. 30]

Notes

  • Dedication: For Vicky, Vanessa and Alexia

Production Details

  • First produced in Macedonian by the Australian-Macedonian Drama Group, Melbourne, 1987.
  • First produced in English by La Mama at the Napier Street Theatre, South Melbourne, 24 August 1994.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Sushata
First known date: 1987
Language: Macedonian
    • Paddington, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press ; La Mama Theatre , 1994 .
      Extent: viii, 55p.p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Currency Press in association with La Mama Theatre, Melbourne.
      ISBN: 0868194115
      Series: Current Theatre Series Currency Press (publisher), 1983- series - publisher 'Current Theatre Series consists of Australian plays published with the program inserted and sold during theatre seasons. The aim of the series is to promote and encourage new dramatic writing and make it accessible to theatregoers and the public. The text is presented at the first day of rehearsal and does not contain changes which the author may choose to make after the play has commenced its present season - these will be incorporated into any new edition published by Currency.' Currency Press.
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Works about this Work

The Australian-Macedonian Drama Group Stefo Stojanovski , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Macedonian Agenda : 16 Essays on the Development of Macedonian Culture in Australia : Includes Cultural Values, Language, Religion, Arts, Identity, Women's Issues, the Elderly, Immigration, Politics, the Child Refugees, Human Rights and More 1995; (p. 27-35) The author traces the ten year history of the Australian Macedonian Drama Group, based in Melbourne, and outlines the plays the group has performed. Most were specially written for the Group by Macedonian Australians and the works were performed in Macedonian. Over the ten years, audience numbers totalled over 11,000.
Changing Ritual Sam Sejavka , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 55-56)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama ; Ambrose Sue Smith , John Alsop , 1991 single work film/TV
A Modern Greek Tragedy of Brotherly Suspicion Leonard Radic , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 August 1994; (p. 16)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
Eliot Casts a Shadow on a Modern Parable Steven Carroll , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
Fraternising with the Enemy John Larkin , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 4 September 1994; (p. 9)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
Fraternising with the Enemy John Larkin , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 4 September 1994; (p. 9)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
Eliot Casts a Shadow on a Modern Parable Steven Carroll , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 August 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
A Modern Greek Tragedy of Brotherly Suspicion Leonard Radic , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 August 1994; (p. 16)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama
Changing Ritual Sam Sejavka , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 55-56)
— Review of The Drought Tom Petsinis , 1987 single work drama ; Ambrose Sue Smith , John Alsop , 1991 single work film/TV
The Australian-Macedonian Drama Group Stefo Stojanovski , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Macedonian Agenda : 16 Essays on the Development of Macedonian Culture in Australia : Includes Cultural Values, Language, Religion, Arts, Identity, Women's Issues, the Elderly, Immigration, Politics, the Child Refugees, Human Rights and More 1995; (p. 27-35) The author traces the ten year history of the Australian Macedonian Drama Group, based in Melbourne, and outlines the plays the group has performed. Most were specially written for the Group by Macedonian Australians and the works were performed in Macedonian. Over the ten years, audience numbers totalled over 11,000.
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    Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic),
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    Ex Yugoslavia,
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    Eastern Europe, Europe,
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