Platform Papers 17: What is an Australian Play? Have We Failed Our Ethnic Writers?: Have we failed our...

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Chris Mead

Platform Papers 17

What is an Australian Play? Have We Failed Our Ethnic Writers?: Have we failed our ethnic writers?...

Chris Mead

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Currency Press
01 July 2008

Theatre Studies; Cultural studies; Social discrimination

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Australia has a dynamic collection of stories and cultures—yet how many make it to our nation's stages? Is today's new work really reflecting our cultural diversity? Do we wait too long for writers to walk through our doors? Have we as an industry failed our playwrights and our audiences? How have other countries responded to the challenge of reflecting diversity?

Dramaturg and director Chris Mead examines the way the UK handles the issue, reviews the national scene, asks some tough questions about institutional racism, colonial, national and community theatre, and proposes some exciting new ways to develop a more dynamic theatre culture.

By: Chris Mead
Imprint: Currency Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Volume: No. 17
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 130g
ISBN: 9780980280272
ISBN 10: 0980280273
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active