13.8 Theatre
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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.
13.8 Theatre
PLAYBOX THEATRE COMPANY in Melbourne has an all-Australian season
of mostly new plays and a web site where you can find details.
The address is http://www.technoculture.mira.net.au/storm/playboxg.htm.
Currency Press is a performing arts publisher which publishes the
plays Playbox produces as well as many others. They have recently
published an alphabetical reference work that covers the history of
Australia theatre over the last 200 odd years, called A COMPANION TO
THEATRE IN AUSTRALIA. Their web site is http://www.currency.com.au.
Melbourne Theatre Company also has a web site at
http://www.technoculture.mira.net.au/storm/mtcnew.htm which gives
details of their current season. Also there is an on-line arts mag
called STORM at http://www.technoculture.mira.net.au/storm1.
Major Australian playwrights include Dorothy Hewett, Louis Nowra, Nick
Enright, Jack Davis, David Williamson, Alma DeGroen and many others.
Finally, Patrick White died on 30 September 1990.There's a splendid
biography about him written by David Marr called PATRICK WHITE
A LIFE. Marr has also edited his letters into a book called
PATRICK WHITE LETTERS.
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