* The only book that provides a thorough introduction to the current state of play in Australian theatre, including coverage of previously marginalized voices;
* Platforms previously marginalized voices in Australia, covering the work of writers of colour, queer writers and gender diverse writers;
* Includes a series of duologues between major contemporary Australian playwrights which are provided in both written and podcast form.
Chris Hay is Professor of Drama at Flinders University in South Australia. He is an Australian theatre and cultural historian, whose research analyses subsidised theatre for what it can reveal about national identities and anxieties. He previously held appointments at the University of Queensland, and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
Stephen Carleton is Associate Professor of Drama at the University of Queensland. His plays have won the Patrick White Playwrights Award and the Griffin Award for Best New Australian Play. He teaches and researches Australian drama, Gothic drama, playwriting, and theatre historiography.
Title: Contemporary Australian Playwriting: Re-visioning the Nation on the Mainstage
Author: Hay, Chris,Carleton, Stephen
ISBN: 9781032008615
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-11-29
Number of Pages: 288
Weight: 0.5581 kg
'Everyone working in the performing arts in Australia, or hoping to, should read this book. Stephen Carleton and Chris Hay have combined to produce vivid snapshots of the Australian stage from 2007 to 2020: a long but radical decade when the voices of new playwrights and creations of new directors and performers moved from the margins to the mainstage and changed our theatre forever.'
Richard Fotheringham, Emeritus Professor of Theatre History, University of Queensland, Australia.
'This vibrant investigation of recent mainstage drama in Australia is ingeniously structured to provide detailed interpretation of playwriting from 2007 until 2020, with extended, highly illuminating conversations between key playwrights embedded in each chapter. The major preoccupations and challenges of the nation are explored in this compelling study. This is a text for anyone interested in Australian theatre and its seismic shifts in recent times, which offers invaluable reading for students, practitioners and scholars.'
Professor Anne Pender, Kidman Chair in Australian Studies, University of Adelaide, Australia.
