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In Top Silk David Williamson continues his analysis of family life - this time set in the colourful world of the law. A legal aid solicitor and a prominent barrister battle over their individual careers and the future of their teenage son. Painfully they learn that there is a seamy side to justice at both the bottom and the top of Australian society and that occasionally, the young are wiser than their parents. (Publisher's blurb, back cover).
Production Details
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First produced by The festival of Sydney, Kinselas Productions, Greg Hocking and Tim Woods, and Gary Penny productions Pty Ltd at the York Theatre, Seymour Theatre Centre, 11 January 1989. Director: Rodney Fisher.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Currency Press
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Head and the Heart, single work criticism (p. vii-xii)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Not Great but Worth a Laugh
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 13 September 1994; (p. 18)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
Williamson on Skates is a Trial for Everyone
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 September 1991; (p. 11)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
A Brief Out of Our Times
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 September 1991; (p. 43)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
[Review] Top Silk
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 19 1991; (p. 120-124)
— Review of Top Silk 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)
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Williamson is Dutiful but Disappointing
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 13 January 1989; (p. 11) A Leader of His Craft : Theatre Reviews by H. G. Kippax 2004; (p. 301-304)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
[Review] Top Silk
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 19 1991; (p. 120-124)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
Professional Foul
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 66 1989; (p. 38)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
Professional Foul
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , February 1989; (p. 17-18)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
Silk's Smooth Satire
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Herald , 28 April 1989; (p. 19)
— Review of Top Silk 1989 single work drama -
The Head and the Heart
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Top Silk 1989; (p. vii-xii) -
Williamson Toys With Top Legal Silk
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 January 1989; (p. 9) -
Writes and Wrongs of a Workaholic
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 17-18 March 1990; (p. 9-10) -
Williamson's Midas Touch
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 June 1990; (p. 29) -
Coming to Grips with a City and its Power - Brokers
1989
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 1 July 1989; (p. 16)
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Settings:
- Sydney, New South Wales,
- 1980s
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