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Dorothy Hewett's Drama, Memory and Australian Theatre

Dorothy Hewett's Drama, Memory and Australian Theatre

Beaglehole, Peter

Hardcover

Series: Australian Playwrights, Book 19

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ISBN10: 9004682015
ISBN13: 9789004682016
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 5 2023
Pages: 220
Weight: 1.27
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.40
Language: English
When Dorothy Hewett joked about needing a face-lift and sex-change to improve her standing, she drew attention to forces that shaped the production and reception of her drama. Drawing on production of her plays over four decades, and interviews with Hewett's collaborators, this book reveals how cultural memories in theatre solidify and dissolve.
Viewing theatre production as a mode of remembrance, Beaglehole grapples with Hewett as a divisive figure who was ahead of a conservative Australia. Revisiting frequently produced plays, including chapters on The Man from Mukinupin and The Chapel Perilous, as well as rarely-produced works, including Nowhere and The Tatty Hollow Story, this book articulates the ongoing relevance of Hewett's drama to the history of theatre in Australia.

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