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Notes
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Dedication: To all the farmers, stockmen, shearers, stock-and-station agents, country publicans and exiles who told me their stories with such good humour and grace. Thank you.
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Broadcast on ABC Radio's Airplay in four parts during September 2007.
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The setting of the play is based on the Victorian towns of Nyah West, Quambatook and Sea Lake.
Production Details
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First produced at The Playhouse, Melbourne, by the Melbourne Theatre Company on 5th March 2003. Directed by Simon Phillips.
A reading of the play was given in the Nyah West picture theatre early in 2003.
The most recent production was an amateur production at Stirling Community Theatre in South Australia, 21 February to 8 March 2014.
Contents
- Speaking Truth to Power : Hannie Rayson's 'Inheritance', single work criticism (p. ix-xvi)
- Director's Note, single work criticism (p. xvii-xix)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Political and Social Discourse in the Plays of Hannie Rayson with Particular Focus on Inheritance (2003)
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: IJAS , vol. 1 no. 1 2008; (p. 92)Hannie Rayson is what is called in Australian slang a 'stirrer', meaning a person who attempts to stir up debate on matters of social and political significance. This is perhaps not unusual for a playwright in any country in an age when political engagement is increasingly seen as the legitimate province of the artist. It is not unusual in Australia where historically may playwrights have concerned themselves with notions of Australian identity, politics and social justice in their works.
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Redistribution of Power : Hannie Rayson
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Dolls' Revolution : Australian Theatre and Cultural Imagination 2005; (p. 285-328) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 49) '...discusses Rayson's participation in and contributuion to ... the turning of the wheel that would make women the key players on the Australian stage.' (p.285) -
Class Action
Hilary Glow
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 326-335) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 50) Editor's note: Dramaturg Hilary Glow talks to playwright Hannie Rayson about class, racism and political apathy in contemporary Australian society and how the stage can represent and tackle such issues. -
Drama from Farmland to Gangland
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 February 2004; (p. 34)
— Review of A Man With Five Children 2002 single work drama ; Inheritance 2003 single work drama ; Mercy Thieves 2002 single work drama ; Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Theatre Goes Bush
Inheritance
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: State of the Arts , April - June 2003; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Inheritance 2003 single work drama
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Inheriting Fear and Envy
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 7 March 2003;
— Review of Inheritance 2003 single work drama -
Theatre
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 9 March 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Inheritance 2003 single work drama ; The Telephone Exchange 2000 single work drama -
What to Say About ... Inheritance
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 April 2003; (p. 36)
— Review of Inheritance 2003 single work drama -
Drama from Farmland to Gangland
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 February 2004; (p. 34)
— Review of A Man With Five Children 2002 single work drama ; Inheritance 2003 single work drama ; Mercy Thieves 2002 single work drama ; Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Theatre Goes Bush
Inheritance
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: State of the Arts , April - June 2003; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Inheritance 2003 single work drama -
Dry Run in a Harsh Place
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 8 February 2003; (p. 6) -
Another Country
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 March 2003; (p. 14-15, 17) -
Speaking Truth to Power : Hannie Rayson's 'Inheritance'
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Inheritance 2003; (p. ix-xvi) -
Director's Note
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Inheritance 2003; (p. xvii-xix) -
Class Action
Hilary Glow
(interviewer),
2005
single work
interview
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 64 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 326-335) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 50) Editor's note: Dramaturg Hilary Glow talks to playwright Hannie Rayson about class, racism and political apathy in contemporary Australian society and how the stage can represent and tackle such issues.
Awards
- 2004 winner Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best New Australian Work
- 2004 winner Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Play for the 2003 Melbourne Theatre Company production.
- 2004 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
- Country towns,
- Mallee, North West Victoria, Victoria,
- 1900-1999