The Old Familiar Juice | |
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Written by | Jim McNeil |
Characters | Dadda Stanley Bulla |
Date premiered | 1972 |
Original language | English |
Genre | Drama |
The Old Familiar Juice is an Australian play by Jim McNeil. [1] It was originally written and performed in prison and has come to be regarded as an Australian classic. [2]
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