Power plays
Subtitle: Australian theatre and the public agenda
By: Hilary Glow.
Publisher: Currency Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sydney
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780868198156
Subjects: Australian drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Australian drama -- 21st century -- History and criticism.; Dramatists, Australian -- 20th century -- Political and social views.; Dramatists, Australian -- 21st century -- Political and social views.; Political plays, Australian -- History and criticism.; Playwriting.; Nationalism -- Australia.
Description: "The book looks at a number of contemporary Australian playwrights who seek to encourage discussions about current political, national and ideological issues and values in Australia. Power Plays is divided into thematic chapters which look at the theatre's take on indigenous identities, the history wars, rural and regional Australia, globalisation and class, border protection and the war on terror. It combines interviews with eight mainstream playwrights - Andrew Bovell, Patricia Cornelius, Reg Cribb, Ben Ellis, Wesley Enoch, Hannie Rayson, Stephen Sewell, Katherine Thomson - with analyses of their plays, and other plays which cover similiar terrain, to examine how the contemporary theatre is contributing to the public agenda."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-196) and index.