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- Three Australian Plays : Introduction, single work criticism (p. 9-23)
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The One Day of the Year,
single work
drama
'Undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite plays, the One Day of the Year explores the universal theme of father-son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady, nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution - Anzac Day, the sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations - but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf, the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum, the anchor of the family; Hughie, their son, with all the uncertainties and rebelliousness of youth; and Wacka, the Anzac, with his simple, healing wisdom.'
(Description from publishers website)
Note: Rev. ed. - Ned Kelly : A Play, single work drama (p. 97-236)
- The Tower, single work drama (p. 237-311)
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The One Day of the Year,
single work
drama
'Undoubtedly one of Australia's favourite plays, the One Day of the Year explores the universal theme of father-son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady, nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution - Anzac Day, the sacred cow among Australian annual celebrations - but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf, the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum, the anchor of the family; Hughie, their son, with all the uncertainties and rebelliousness of youth; and Wacka, the Anzac, with his simple, healing wisdom.'
(Description from publishers website)
- Ned Kelly : A Play, single work drama (p. 97-236)
- The Tower, single work drama (p. 237-311)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Black Comedy
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 July vol. 86 no. 4402 1964; (p. 44)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Illustrated London News , 7 March 1964; (p. 36)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
The New Dramatists : Or, Goodbye to All That
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 85 no. 4338 1963; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 15 June 1963; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 29 no. 7 1963; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama
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Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April vol. 2 no. 6 1963; (p. 94-95)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Walkabout , vol. 29 no. 7 1963; (p. 41-42)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: Nation , 15 June 1963; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
The New Dramatists : Or, Goodbye to All That
1963
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 6 April vol. 85 no. 4338 1963; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama -
Untitled
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Illustrated London News , 7 March 1964; (p. 36)
— Review of Three Australian Plays 1963 selected work drama