Blood Relations (Malouf play)

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Blood Relations
Written by David Malouf
Directed by Jim Sharman
Date premiered24 June 1987
Place premieredSydney
Original languageEnglish
Genredrama

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.