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Resource	Text: Book
Title	The Dolls' Revolution: Australian Theatre and Cultural Imagination
Creator Contributors	Maryrose Casey, Editor Rachel Fensham, Editor Laura Ginters, Editor Denise Varney, Editor
Abstract/Description	A study of the impact of a number of Australian women playwrights since 'The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' - Hannie Rayson, Joanna Murray-Smith, Jenny Kemp, Katherine Thomson, Jane Harrison, Leah Purcell and Beatrix Christian.
Subjects	Australia Culture Feminism Indigenous Australia Theatre
Related Resources	Is referenced by Rand Hazou, Australian Theatre, Drama and Performance Books, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 29 September 2009 References Caroline Heim, Margaret Haining, Woman as subject: Critical perspectives of Australian commercially successful plays with leading roles for female actresses, Australasian Drama Studies, 75, December 2019, 13-45
Related Events	True, Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 22 September 2004 Harbour, Sydney Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 January 2004 Wonderlands, The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, VIC, 13 June 2003 Inheritance, Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC, 1 March 2003 Black Chicks Talking, Playhouse, South Bank, QLD, 11 December 2002 Rapture, Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 8 November 2002 Still Angela, Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 6 April 2002 Mavis Goes to Timor, Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA, 7 February 2002 Old Masters, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW, 17 October 2001 Mechanics for the Spirit, Tandanya Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 2 March 2000 Life After George, Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC, 1 January 2000 Nightfall, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 12 November 1999 Fred, Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW, 31 December 1998 Stolen, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 21 October 1998 Navigating, South Bank Suncorp Piazza, South Brisbane, QLD, 16 October 1997 White Baptist Abba Fan, Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 30 September 1997 Box the Pony, Playhouse (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 12 September 1997 Redemption, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 17 August 1997 The Governor's Family, Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW, 1 May 1997 Competitive Tenderness, Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 18 November 1996 Black Mary, Sydney Street Theatre, New Farm, QLD, 1 May 1996 The Black Sequin Dress, Scott Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 5 March 1996 Honour, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 11 November 1995 Scenes from a Separation, Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC, 10 November 1995 The 7 Stages of Grieving, Metro Arts, Brisbane, QLD, 1 September 1995 Then the Mountain Comes, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, 24 October 1994 Ningali, Goldfields Arts Centre, Kalgoorlie, WA, 28 September 1994 Falling from Grace, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, VIC, 23 September 1994 Ningali, Don Russell Theatre, Thornlie, WA, 22 September 1994 Falling from Grace, The Capital - Bendigo's Performing Arts Centre, Bendigo, VIC, 21 September 1994 Falling from Grace, Monash University, Alexander Theatre, Clayton, VIC, 8 September 1994 Falling from Grace, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, VIC, 6 September 1994 Ningali, Moores Building, Fremantle, WA, 20 August 1994 Falling from Grace, Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 9 August 1994 Blue Murder, Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW, 5 April 1994 Faust's House, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, 26 February 1994 Inside Dry Water, The Playhouse, Civic Square, ACT, 27 October 1993 Love Child, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 18 June 1993 Remember, Gasworks Main Theatre, Albert Park, VIC, 27 March 1993 Gunjies, Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW, 5 March 1993 Like Whiskey on the Breath of a Drunk You Love / The Flaw / Spumante Romantica, Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW, 10 October 1992 Sistergirl, The New Dolphin Theatre, Crawley, WA, 13 February 1992 Barmaids, Old Customs House, Fremantle, WA, 9 November 1991 Diving For Pearls, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Geelong, VIC, 21 March 1991 Atlanta, Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC, 2 August 1990 What Do They Call Me?, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, January 1990 Call of the Wild, Church Theatre, Hawthorn, VIC, 14 September 1989 Murras, The Fringe Club, Adelaide, SA, 22 March 1988 Rainbow Serpent Legend, Australia Pavilion, South Brisbane, QLD, 1988
Related Contributors	Beatrix Christian Jenny Kemp Joanna Murray-Smith Leah Purcell Hannie Rayson Katherine Thomson
Publisher	Australian Scholarly
Publisher Location	Melbourne, Victoria
Date Issued	2005
Language	English
ISBN 10	1740970888
ISSN	9781740970884
Citation	Denise Varney, Laura Ginters, Maryrose Casey, Rachel Fensham, The Dolls' Revolution: Australian Theatre and Cultural Imagination, Australian Scholarly, Melbourne, Victoria, 2005
Resource Identifier	43818