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y separately published work icon The Fortunes of Richard Mahony single work   drama   - Two acts
Adaptation of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony : Comprising Australia Felix, The Way Home, Ultima Thule Henry Handel Richardson , 1930 selected work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 The Fortunes of Richard Mahony
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'As Richard Mahony struggles with survival, identity and sanity, with one foot in the old country and a toe-hold in the new, his life gallops alongside the great events of the nineteenth century. Written with enormous emotional power, this is the spiralling story of a nation’s turbulent adolescence.' (Publisher's abstract.)

Production Details

  • World premiere by the Queensland Theatre Company in association with ENERGEX Brisbane Festival at the Powerhouse Theatre, Brisbane, 12 September - 5 October 2002 - Director : Michael Gow. (This production followed a reading in the Sydney Theatre Company's Rehearsal Room No 1, Potts Point, Sydney on 23 April 1999.)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press ; Playbox Theatre , 2002 .
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      Extent: 66, xvip.
      Description: illus., ports.
      Note/s:
      • Theatre program at end of playtext.
      ISBN: 0868196789
      Series: Current Theatre Series Currency Press (publisher), 1983- series - publisher 'Current Theatre Series consists of Australian plays published with the program inserted and sold during theatre seasons. The aim of the series is to promote and encourage new dramatic writing and make it accessible to theatregoers and the public. The text is presented at the first day of rehearsal and does not contain changes which the author may choose to make after the play has commenced its present season - these will be incorporated into any new edition published by Currency.' Currency Press.
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Works about this Work

Gow Writes Again Michael Gow : His First Play in Six Years. Joel Gibson , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: State of the Arts , September - November 2002; (p. 82-83)
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Steven Carroll , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 October 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
Confronting the Disposable Age with an Act of Courage Jane Faulkner , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2002; (p. 5)
Bold in Concept But Shy on Cast Helen Thomson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
Speaking of Mahony Rosemary Sorensen , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 August 2002; (p. 4)
Far Too Much of a Good Thing Martin Buzacott , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 September 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
Arts Banquet Brett Debritz , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 18 - 24 September 2002; (p. 10)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
Bold in Concept But Shy on Cast Helen Thomson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Steven Carroll , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 20 October 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of The Fortunes of Richard Mahony Michael Gow , 2002 single work drama
Gow Writes Again Michael Gow : His First Play in Six Years. Joel Gibson , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: State of the Arts , September - November 2002; (p. 82-83)
Profile Margaret Wenham , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 september 2002; (p. 17)
Trilogy and Triumph Sian Prior , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 September vol. 120 no. 6342 2002; (p. 80-81)
Speaking of Mahony Rosemary Sorensen , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 August 2002; (p. 4)
Confronting the Disposable Age with an Act of Courage Jane Faulkner , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 2002; (p. 5)
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