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'David Williamson is without question one of Australia's most significant and celebrated cultural figures. For over thirty years his plays have been the mirror to which many Australians have turned to see themselves reflected - from the early, coruscating sensations of Don's Party, The Club and The Removalists to the annual smash-hits like Emerald City, Travelling North and Brilliant Lies, Williamson's plays have been the way we have known ourselves.
'And Williamson's life has been as engaged and interesting as his art. For thirty-five years, Williamson has been at the white-hot welding point of art and politics - friend of most of the significant artistic and political figures of his generation: Peter Carey, Jack Hibberd, Gough Whitlam, Bruce Beresford, Clifton Pugh, Paul Keating. Through his plays and his articles, Williamson's views have characterised and galvanised generations of Australians. He has been, above all, passionate.
'Who better to invite us into that life than the woman with whom he has shared it, his wife Kristin? Kristin takes us behind the scenes - into the study, the dining room, the rehearsal room - to give us the ultimate portrait of the man whose plays have so defined his times and his country.' (Publisher's blurb)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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David Williamson by Mrs Williamson
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 53 no. 7-8 2009; (p. 56-59)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 June 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Phillip Adams
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 38) -
Sans Taste
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 312 2009; (p. 15-16)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 88 no. 7 2009; (p. 29)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography
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Life With a Wounded Outsider
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , April vol. 4 no. 3 2009; (p. 6-7, 9)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
A Life of Drama Provides Rich Material for the Stage
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 May 2009; (p. 28-29)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April vol. 88 no. 7 2009; (p. 29)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Sans Taste
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 312 2009; (p. 15-16)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 June 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of David Williamson : Behind the Scenes 2009 single work biography -
Behind the Scenes of a Marriage
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 2009; (p. 10) -
Phillip Adams
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 38)