Born: Established: 1955 Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender:
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Details of Works Taught
| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
y
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
Sydney
:
Currency Press
Playbox Theatre
,
2002
Z980470
2002
single work
drama
(taught in 1 units)
'As Richard Mahony struggles with survival, identity and sanity, with one foot in the old country and a toe-hold in the new, his life gallops alongside the great events of the nineteenth century. Written with enormous emotional power, this is the spiralling story of a nation’s turbulent adolescence.' (Publisher's abstract.) |
Minds, Madness and Literature | La Trobe University | 2010 (Semester 1) |
| Text | Unit Name | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
y
Toy Symphony
2007
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2008
Z1440999
2007
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
'Roland Henning has writer's block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.' Source: Belvoir Street website, http://www.belvoir.com.au |
Minds, Madness and Literature | La Trobe University | 2010 (Semester 1) |
|
y
Toy Symphony
2007
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2008
Z1440999
2007
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
'Roland Henning has writer's block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.' Source: Belvoir Street website, http://www.belvoir.com.au |
Minorities and Majorities in Australian Theatre | University of New England | 2009 |
|
y
Toy Symphony
2007
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2008
Z1440999
2007
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
'Roland Henning has writer's block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.' Source: Belvoir Street website, http://www.belvoir.com.au |
Minorities and Majorities in Australian Theatre | University of New England | 2011 (Semester 2) |
|
y
Toy Symphony
2007
Strawberry Hills
:
Currency Press
,
2008
Z1440999
2007
single work
drama
(taught in 4 units)
'Roland Henning has writer's block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.' Source: Belvoir Street website, http://www.belvoir.com.au |
Writing, Representation and Power | University of Wollongong | 2012 |
