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1 y separately published work icon Michael Gow's Away Mark Eckersley , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2014 8028966 2014 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Jack Davis No Sugar Mark Eckersley , Cheltenham : Insight Publications , 2013 6485054 2013 single work criticism

'Insight Text Guide – No Sugar is designed to help secondary English students understand and analyse the text. This comprehensive guide to Jack Davis' play contains detailed character and scene analysis and explores context, genre, structure, themes and language. Essay questions and sample answers help to prepare students for creating written responses to the text. ' (Publisher's blurb)
1 y separately published work icon Australian Indigenous Drama Mark Eckersley , Altona : Abel Tasman Press , 2012 Z1931717 2012 single work criticism

'This book is an attempt to provide a general overview of Australian Indigenous Drama through giving some insight into its history, cultural background, perspectives and practices.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Drama from the Rim: Asian Pacific Drama Book Mark Eckersley (editor), Melbourne : Drama Victoria, The Victorian Association for Drama Education , 1997 Z1931741 1997 single work criticism
1 y separately published work icon Soundings in the Dramaturgy of the Australian Theatre Director Mark Eckersley , Melbourne : 1997 Z1931720 1997 single work thesis Soundings in the Dramaturgy of the Australian Theatre Director examines the processes of Australian theatre directing, in terms of dramaturgy. The contention of this thesis is that, while all directors call on all the elements of dramaturgy, each director concentrates on one of these elements. A National Directing Survey is undertaken to determine the fields within which Australian directors work and to determine the dramaturgical emphasis of different directors. Three directors, whose work is indicative of different dramaturgical processes, are chosen for case study analysis. This dissertation looks at the dramaturgy of the Australian director through the use of the case studies of three directors. Building on a definition of dramaturgy developed on the work of Darko Suvin, the work of three Australian directors is examined in terms of their organisation of non-empirical space/​time as borne by performers who represent by means of action, meaning to an audience. Each director is interviewed with specific reference to the concerns of the dramaturgy as outlined by Suvin. Through the use of these case studies, the dramaturgy of Australian theatre directors is examined. A production of each of the three directors is analysed in terms of the elements of dramaturgy. The results from the interviews are coupled with observational insights to reveal the dramaturgy of each director. These results are then brought together into observations about the language and processes of the Australian Theatre Director.
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