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The first Australian play to be performed on the stage.
Production Details
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First produced at the Caledonian Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, 8 September 1829. First Australian production by students at Barker College, Sydney, 1971.
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“Come Be off with You” : White Spatial Control in the Representation of Aboriginality in Early Australian Drama
2017
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criticism
— Appears in: The Journal of Commonwealth Literature , June vol. 52 no. 2 2017; (p. 365–381) 'Scholars of early Australian drama have over-emphasized the stylistic relationship between Aboriginal characters in early Australian drama and blackface characters in early American drama. Focusing on stylistic connections between early US and Australian theatre potentially overlooks the complex ideological similarities in representations of race on the American and Australian stage. This article provides a close reading of two of Australia’s first plays — David Burn’s “The Bushrangers” and Henry Melville’s “The Bushrangers; or, Norwood Vale” — in order to nuance the critical record exploring the influence of American drama on Australian drama around 1830. Looking beyond formal connections between early US and Australian theatre can reveal an ideology of white spatial control underpinning early representations of Aboriginality and blackness in Australian and American drama.' (Publication abstract) -
Tasmania's Literary Heritage
1999
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— Appears in: 40° South : Tasmania & Beyond , Autumn no. 12 1999; (p. 19-22) -
An Australian Literary Bicentenary : David Burn
1998
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— Appears in: Margin , July-August no. 45 1998; (p. 1-4) -
Contemporary Aboriginal Drama
1988
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criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 48 no. 4 1988; (p. 432-444) - y The Diminishing Paradise : Changing Literary Perceptions of Australia Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z567198 1984 single work criticism
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Untitled
1971
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review
— Appears in: The Australian , 28 August 1971; (p. 17)
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Untitled
1971
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 24 July 1971; (p. 20)
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[Review] The Bushrangers
1971
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 1971; (p. 15)
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Untitled
1971
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review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 1971; (p. 15)
— Review of The Bushrangers 1829 single work drama -
Untitled
1971
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review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 December 1971; (p. 13)
— Review of The Bushrangers 1829 single work drama -
Tasmania's Literary Heritage
1999
single work
criticism
essay
— Appears in: 40° South : Tasmania & Beyond , Autumn no. 12 1999; (p. 19-22) -
Contemporary Aboriginal Drama
1988
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criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 48 no. 4 1988; (p. 432-444) -
Notes and Comments : Royais
1949
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— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 10 no. 2 1949; (p. 116) - y The Diminishing Paradise : Changing Literary Perceptions of Australia Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z567198 1984 single work criticism
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An Australian Literary Bicentenary : David Burn
1998
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column
— Appears in: Margin , July-August no. 45 1998; (p. 1-4)
Last amended 1 Aug 2019 08:57:00
Subjects:
- Coast,
- Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
- Country towns,
Settings:
- 1820s
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