David Williamson

Australia, 1986

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Episode of Series “Australian playwrights speak”.
Without a question Australia’s most popular and successful playwright is David Williamson. He has analysed and mythologised Australia in thirteen professionally performed plays.

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Credits

producer

Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Appears in

Australian playwrights speak

Group of items

Australian playwrights speak

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324667

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interviews

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Literature → Australian literature

Literature → Australian literature - History and criticism

Literature → Authors, Australian

Literature → Creative writing

Literature → Literature

Literature → Williamson, David, 1942-

Music & Performing Arts → Dramatists

Music & Performing Arts → Dramatists, Australian

Music & Performing Arts → Playwrighting - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Playwrights - Biography

Music & Performing Arts → Theater - Australia

Music & Performing Arts → Williamson, David, 1942-

People → Interviews

People → Playwrights - Biography

People → Williamson, David, 1942-

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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