Blood Relations (Malouf play)

Blood Relations
Written by	David Malouf
Directed by	Jim Sharman
Date premiered	24 June 1987
Place premiered	Sydney
Original language	English
Genre	drama

Blood Relations is a play by David Malouf. ^[1] Set in tropical Western Australia, it concerns a family group gathering around patriarch Willy at Christmas. ^[2] It has been described as an Australian re-telling of The Tempest . ^[3]

First produced in a Sydney Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of South Australia co-production, it opened on 24 June 1987 at the Sydney Opera House's Drama Theatre directed by Jim Sharman. ^{[4] [5]}

Blood Relations received the 1987 NSW Premier's Literary Award in the Play category. ^[1]

See also

• 1987 in Australian literature

References

1. "Austlit — Blood Relations By David Malouf". Austlit. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
2. "BLOOD RELATIONS by David Malouf". www.middlemiss.org. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
3. ""A Sort of Buzzing: Queer Sound in David Malouf's Blood Relations"" (PDF). Monash University. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
4. "Blood Relations". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
5. "THEATRE A tragedy on the grubby side". The Canberra Times . Vol. 61, no. 18, 907. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 10 July 1987. p. 12. Retrieved 30 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.