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Graham, a conscript just back from the Vietnam War, is awaiting a reunion with his wife Keren when her lover Neville appears instead. Their confrontation is interrupted by the arrival of Neville's pregnant wife Elizabeth and then by Keren herself. The domestic comedy is dramatically overlaid by Graham's reverberating question: 'What have you done to stop the war?', but the ethics of protest are further complicated by the arrival of Dennis, Graham's army mate, who having discovered his own wife with another man, kidnapped their child and robbed a service station.
Graham's and Keren's marriage is an uncertain one for uncertain times; its resolution has as much to do with the changing social and political forces in Australia in the 70s as it has with their mutual dependence. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
Notes
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Reworked at the request of the Sydney Theatre Company from an earlier production, Jugglers Three by David Williamson.
Production Details
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First performed by the Sydney Theatre Company at the Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House on 19 March 1997. Director: Wayne Harrison.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Paddington,
Kings Cross area,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Currency Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Third World Blues : Introduction, single work criticism biography (p. vii-ix)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Our Living National Treasurer
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: David Williamson : A Celebration 2003; (p. 21-29) Harrison views Williamson's works from the viewpoint of the director. He also includes comments on the changing nature of the critical reception to Williamson's plays, particularly in the early 1990s when older critics, such as H. G. Kippax, were retiring and a 'younger, stingier breed' were taking over. -
Combat Zone
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , March no. 210 2001; (p. 36)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama -
Local Groups' Energy to Be Applauded
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Times The , 1 January 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of At the Crossroads 1998 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Box the Pony 1997 single work drama ; Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Summer Was a Fast Train without Terminals 1998 selected work poetry drama Alanna Maclean surveys the theatre performances of the previous year in Canberra, including a brief mention of Merlinda Bobis and 'the local Filipino community's first steps towards a Filipino theatre presence.' -
Brave New Third World
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 August 1998; (p. 13) -
Williamson Battles Through His Prejudice
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 August 1998; (p. 16)
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Third World Blues
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Big Issue , 7-20 April no. 18 1997; (p. 32)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama -
Local Groups' Energy to Be Applauded
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Canberra Times The , 1 January 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of At the Crossroads 1998 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Box the Pony 1997 single work drama ; Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Summer Was a Fast Train without Terminals 1998 selected work poetry drama Alanna Maclean surveys the theatre performances of the previous year in Canberra, including a brief mention of Merlinda Bobis and 'the local Filipino community's first steps towards a Filipino theatre presence.' -
Williamson Finds Formula for 1970s Juggling Act
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 March 1997; (p. 13)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama -
Vietnam Revisited
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 August 1998; (p. 18)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama -
Different Plays, Different Strategies
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Third World Blues 1997 single work drama ; Up the Road 1991 single work drama ; Dust 1997 single work drama -
Our Living National Treasurer
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: David Williamson : A Celebration 2003; (p. 21-29) Harrison views Williamson's works from the viewpoint of the director. He also includes comments on the changing nature of the critical reception to Williamson's plays, particularly in the early 1990s when older critics, such as H. G. Kippax, were retiring and a 'younger, stingier breed' were taking over. -
Rewritten in its Original Image
1997
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 1 April vol. 116 no. 6065 1997; (p. 71) -
Williamson Battles Through His Prejudice
1998
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 August 1998; (p. 16) -
Brave New Third World
1998
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 11 August 1998; (p. 13) -
Third World Blues : Introduction
1997
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Third World Blues 1997; (p. vii-ix)
Last amended 22 Jul 2008 09:54:47
Subjects:
- Urban,
- Melbourne, Victoria,
Settings:
- 1970s
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