Contemporary Australian Playwriting by Chris Hay

Contemporary Australian Playwriting by Chris Hay

At a politically turbulent time when national identity is fractured, this book examines the ways in which Australias leading playwrights have interrogated, problematised and tried to make sense of the nation.

'Everyone working in the performing arts in Australia, or hoping to, should read this bookStephen 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.

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.

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ISBN 13	9781032008615
ISBN 10	103200861X
Title	Contemporary Australian Playwriting
Author	Chris Hay
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2022-11-29
Number of pages	288
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