THTR11096  Australian Drama

Since the performance of Ray Lawler’s “Summer of the Seventeenth Doll” in the mid 1950s, a renaissance in Australian Drama has occurred that has resulted in several distinctive Australian styles of drama. This course covers the comedy of David Williamson, the ‘absurd’ work of Jack Hibberd, the lyricism of Dorothy Hewett and Michael Gow, and the naturalism of Ray Lawler, and Peter Kenna. In the internal mode, practical drama workshops will supplement the lectures on script analysis.