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'Australia's best-known playwright returns to MTC as we've never seen him before, using the greatest media scandal of modern times as the launchpad for a maverick theatrical presentation.
'Rupert Murdoch was born in Melbourne to one of the most powerful families in the nation. And it was here that his astonishing career began. Right-wing demigod, charismatic businessman, devoted father, news baron with printer's ink in his veins - Rupert is seemingly omniscient and omnipotent. And then came the Leveson Inquiry.
'A world premiere, this enthralling political fantasia sees Rupert forging his destiny, and making our history, in what promises to be one of the most discussed plays of the decade.' (Source: Melbourne Theatre Company website)
Production Details
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Premiered at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, as a Melbourne Theatre Company production, 24 August to 28 September 2013.
Director: Lee Lewis.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Review : Rupert
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 7 December 2014; (p. 14)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Skimming Surface of Man behind the Mogul
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 December 2014; (p. 11)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Big Wigs and Leading Ladies
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 November 2014; (p. 6-7) 'The intensity of theatre keeps enticing Jane Turner, who is about to channel Britain's Iron Lady, writes Elissa Blake.' -
Keeping up with Rupert
2014
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2014; (p. 12-13) 'The life story of the world’s most powerful media mogul is juicy fodder for playwright David Williamson, writes Nick Galvin.' -
Generation Gap Closes to Bring ’ 80s Back to Life on the Stage
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 October 2014; (p. 16)
— Review of Emerald City 1986 single work drama ; Rupert 2013 single work drama
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Rupert Goes Global Again
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 July 2013; (p. 2)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Power and the Story : A media Mogul's Life
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 July 2013; (p. 30)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Keeping Up with Rupert 24-Hour Assignment
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 August 2013; (p. 15)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Rupert's Tale Captivating but Lacks a Mogul Laid Bare
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 31 August 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Kingmaker Under a Powerful Microscope
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 September 2013; (p. 14)
— Review of Rupert 2013 single work drama -
Williamson Immortalises Murdoch's Winter of Discontent
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 August 2012; (p. 7) -
Playwriting's Giant Sniffs a Hit in the Murdoch Success
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 24 August 2012; (p. 3) -
The Power and the Story : Williamson Turns His Pen on Murdoch, A Modern Richard III
2012
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— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 2012; (p. 3) -
'Rupert' Centre stage at MTC
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 24 August 2012; (p. 2) -
New Boss Knows the Ropes
2012
single work
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— Appears in: The Australian , 28 August 2012; (p. 16)