Going Home (play)

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Going Home was the first full-length play written by Australian playwright Alma De Groen. [1] A black comedy, it is one of her most well known works. [1] [2] The story concerns the relationship between an Australian artist and his wife, who live in Canada, frustrated with their lives. [1]

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It premiered in 1976 by the Melbourne Theatre Company. [3] In 1980, Going Home was filmed by the ABC in a production by Alan Burke and directed by Michael Carson as part of the Australian Theatre Festival. Graeme Blundell and Gary Day starred.[ citation needed ]

Productions

Going Home
Based onPlay by Alma De Groen
Written by Alma De Groen
StarringRichard Meikle
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Alan Burke
Original release
Release1980 (1980)

Cast of 1980 production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Waites, James (7 April 1997). "Daring journey full of emotion; Theatre". Sydney Morning Herald . ProQuest   363338853 . Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Chapter Five – A Parallel Forty-Year Female Narrative with Alma De Groen". Radical Visions 1968-2008. Australian Playwrights, Online. Vol. 3. Brill. 2011. pp. 156–157. ISBN   9789401200530.
  3. ↑ "A Legacy of Storytelling". Melbourne Theatre Company. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
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