Contemporary Australian Playwriting: Re-visioning the Nation on the Mainstage

by Chris Hay and Stephen Carleton

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Contemporary Australian Playwriting provides a thorough and accessible overview of the diverse and exciting new directions that Australian Playwriting is taking in the 21st Century.

In 2007, the most produced playwright on the Australian mainstage was William Shakespeare. In 2019, the most produced playwright on the Australian mainstage was Nakkiah Lui, a Gamilaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman. This book explores what has happened both on stage and off to generate this remarkable change. As writers of colour, queer writers and gender diverse writers are produced on the mainstage in larger numbers, they bring new critical directions to...

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  • ISBN13 9781032008615
  • Publish Date 22 November 2022
  • Publish Status Forthcoming
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 280
  • Language English