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'Radical Visions 1968-2008: The Impact of the Sixties on Australian Drama is about a generation of Australian playwrights who came of age in the sixties. This important book shows how international trends in youth radicalism and cultural change at the time contributed to the rise of interest in alternative theatre and drama in a number of locations. It follows the career of Australia's major playwrights - Alma De Groen, Jenny Kemp, Richard Murphet, John Romeril, Stephen Sewell and David Willamson, whose early plays were first performed at La Mama and the Pram Factory theatres in Melbourne in the sixties and seventies and who continue to make new work. The book's dual purpose is to examine the impact of the sixties on playwriting and update the scholarship on the contemporary works with close readings of the plays of the nineties and the first decade of the twenty-first century. By analysing the recent plays, the book traces the continuing impact of left wing politics and cultural change on Australian theatre and society.' Source: www.rodopi.nl (Sighted 25/07/2011).
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, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Williamson in the Howard Years, single work criticism (p. 79-126)
- John Romeril : The Asian Australian Journey, single work criticism (p. 127-147)
- Richard Murphet and the Wounded Subject, single work criticism (p. 175-208)
- Jenny Kemp - On the Edge, single work criticism (p. 209-238)
- Stephen Sewell and the State of the Nation, single work criticism (p. 239-266)
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— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 60 2012; (p. 238-241)
— Review of Radical Visions 1968-2008 : The Impact of the Sixties on Australian Drama 2011 selected work criticism
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Reviews
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 60 2012; (p. 238-241)
— Review of Radical Visions 1968-2008 : The Impact of the Sixties on Australian Drama 2011 selected work criticism
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