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'Sons of Cain is a 1985 play by David Williamson about three female investigative reporters.
'It looks at the New South Wales Labor government of the 1980s'
'Production
'Williamson directed the original production himself, the first time he had done this with one of his own plays. He says he did five full drafts of the play over a period of six months.
'The original production was presented in London in 1986 by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust.' (Source : website)
Notes
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Epigraph: The cry of the Little Peoples goes up to God in vain For the world is given over to the cruel Sons of Cain. Richard Le Gallienne (1866-1947) The Cry of the Little Peoples
Production Details
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First produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Playhouse, Victoria Arts Centre, Melbourne, 26 March 1985. Directed by David Williamson. Also produced in London, May 1986.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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The Long Path Towards the Dead Right Male
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 March 1996; (p. 13) -
Views of the Harbour : The Empty City in Contemporary Australian Drama
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 48-57) -
Events in WA Make for Topical Opening
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 April 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Our Country's Good 1988 single work drama ; Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama -
David Williamson : Satiric Comedies
1991
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: International Literature in English : Essays on the Major Writers 1991; (p. 659-667) -
David Williamson Talks to Helen Musa about "Sons of Cain" and the Investigative Press
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Muse , April no. 96 1991; (p. 3,9)
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Melodrama
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , January no. 21 1986; (p. 16)
— Review of Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 8 1986; (p. 125-128)
— Review of Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama ; Collected Plays : Volume I 1986 selected work drama -
Events in WA Make for Topical Opening
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 April 1991; (p. 22)
— Review of Our Country's Good 1988 single work drama ; Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Campaign Australia , no. 114 1985; (p. 54)
— Review of Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 May 1985; (p. 14)
— Review of Sons of Cain 1980-1989 single work drama -
Views of the Harbour : The Empty City in Contemporary Australian Drama
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Populous Places : Australian Cities and Towns 1992; (p. 48-57) -
David Williamson
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Australia in Mind : Thirteen Influential Australian Thinkers 1989; (p. 180-193) -
David Williamson
Candida Baker
(interviewer),
1986
single work
interview
— Appears in: Yacker : Australian Writers Talk About Their Work 1986; (p. 290-315) David Williamson 1988; (p. 122-142) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 66) -
Comic - Satiric - Realism : David Williamson's Plays Since "The Department"
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 3-18) -
What are Shades of Grey : Interview with David Williamson
Paul Kavanagh
,
Peter Kuch
,
1986
single work
interview
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 46 no. 2 1986; (p. 131-141) David Williamson 1988; (p. 143-155) Conversations : Interviews with Australian Writers 1991; (p. 242-257)
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