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Adaptations
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The Front Room Boys
United Kingdom (UK)
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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1976
7953379
1976
single work
radio play
'The story of a year in an Australian office, month by month.'
Source: Radio Times, 22 January 1976, p.25.
Notes
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Sound recording and braille edition also available.
Production Details
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First produced by the Australian Theatre Co. at the Australian Arts Laboratory, Sydney, 9 October 1969. First professional production by the Australian Performing Group at the Perth Festival, February 1970.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Changing Masculinities: Disruption and Anxiety in Contemporary Australian Writing
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 56 1998; (p. 169-179) -
"Middle Class Dissenter": An Interview with Alexander Buzo
Ron Verburgt
(interviewer),
1993
single work
criticism
interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 22 1993; (p. 33-52) -
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Buzo
Sydney
:
Methuen
,
1987
Z291708
1987
single work
criticism
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An Interview with Alex Buzo
Geoffrey Sirmai
(interviewer),
1986
single work
interview
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 80-91) -
Mateship and Individualism in Modern Australian Drama
1982
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Theatre Journal , vol. 34 no. 1982; (p. 467-80) Uses these four plays to discuss the restrictions created by mateship and how it affects ralationships with women. Article makes frequent comparisons to American society and plays.
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Talking to Us in Our Own Language
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Critic , 20 March vol. 10 no. 7 1970; (p. 68-69)
— Review of The Front Room Boys : A Play in Twelve Scenes 1969 single work drama ; Who? 1968 single work drama ; White with Wire Wheels 1967 single work drama ; Chicago, Chicago : An Art Piece in Twenty Scenes 1969 single work drama -
Untitled
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 7 March 1970; (p. 21)
— Review of The Front Room Boys : A Play in Twelve Scenes 1969 single work drama -
Untitled
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1970; (p. 11)
— Review of The Front Room Boys : A Play in Twelve Scenes 1969 single work drama -
Untitled
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 21 March 1970; (p. 20)
— Review of The Front Room Boys : A Play in Twelve Scenes 1969 single work drama -
Wet and Dry in the West
1970
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 February vol. 92 no. 4693 1970; (p. 46-47)
— Review of The Front Room Boys : A Play in Twelve Scenes 1969 single work drama -
Alexander Buzo
Jennifer Palmer
(interviewer),
1979
single work
interview
— Appears in: Contemporary Australian Playwrights 1979; (p. 138-153) -
Mask and Cage: Stereotype in Recent Drama
1972
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Spring vol. 31 no. 3 1972; (p. 308-313) Contemporary Australian Drama : Perspectives Since 1955 1981; (p. 209-216)Margaret Williams argues that 'the greatest single factor in setting Australian playwrights free to explore the dramatic possibilities of their own society has been the decline of naturalism, particularly of the well-made naturalistic play' (308). She comments on recent plays, especially by Jack Hibberd, Alex Buzo and David Williamson, suggesting that they each 'make imaginative use of the social ritual and verbal cliches of Australian society to explore insecurity and inadequacy behind their defensive facades (310)'.
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An Interview with Alex Buzo
Geoffrey Sirmai
(interviewer),
1986
single work
interview
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 80-91) -
"Middle Class Dissenter": An Interview with Alexander Buzo
Ron Verburgt
(interviewer),
1993
single work
criticism
interview
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 22 1993; (p. 33-52) -
y
Buzo
Sydney
:
Methuen
,
1987
Z291708
1987
single work
criticism
Awards
- 1970 third Captain Cook Bicentenary Awards — Drama Section
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