Patrick White’s Theatre: Australian Modernism on Stage 1960–2018

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Title Patrick White’s Theatre: Australian Modernism on Stage 1960–2018
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Abstract/Description In Patrick White's Theatre, Denise Varney offers a new analysis of White's eight published plays, discussing how they have been staged and received over a period of 60 years. From the sensational rejection of The Ham Funeral by the Adelaide Festival in 1962 to 21st-century revivals incorporating digital technology, these productions and their reception illustrate the major shifts that have taken place in Australian theatre over time. Varney unpacks White's complex and unique theatrical imagination, the social issues that preoccupied him as a playwright, and his place in the wider Australian modernist and theatrical traditions.
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Publisher Sydney University Press
Volume Sydney Studies in Australian Literature
Date Issued 1 September 2021
Language English
ISBN 13 9781743327555
Citation Denise Varney, Patrick White’s Theatre: Australian Modernism on Stage 1960–2018, Sydney University Press, Sydney Studies in Australian Literature, 1 September 2021
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Resource Identifier 79060