Daylight Saving
Published on 1. October 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-86819-265-9 (ISBN)
Description
Felicity and Tom both have busy lives and demanding careers. Tom Is travelling with his petulant protege Jason, the international tennis star, when Felicity receives a surprise call from an American boyfriend from her past. As she plans a candle-lit reunion dinner, her highly stressed neighbour drops in and so does her mother. The confusion becomes complete as each of them becomes involved in Felicity's evening.
A pitch perfect romantic comedy, Daylight Saving has been performed with huge success and won multiple AWGIE awards.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Paddington
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
133 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86819-265-9 (9780868192659)
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NICK ENRIGHT (1950'2003) trained for the theatre at New York University School of Arts after early experience in Australia including with Nimrod and MTC. He was an actor, director and teacher as well as a writer. His plays include On the Wallaby, Daylight Saving, St James Infirmary, Mongrels, A Property of the Clan, The Quartet from Rigoletto, Blackrock, Good Works, Spurboard and A Man with Five Children. With Justin Monjo he adapted Tim Winton's Cloudstreet for the stage. He has also written for film and television, including co-writing with George Miller the screenplay for Lorenzo's Oil which was nominated for an Oscar. He has written a number of musicals including The Venetian Twins and Summer Rain with composer Terence Clarke. He wrote the book for the Australian production of The Boy From Oz. Among many awards were two Green Room Awards for Best Play, and four Gold AWGIE Awards, the 1998 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award and the NSW Premiers' Special Award. As well as being a prolific writer, Enright was a noted acting teacher, particularly at NIDA and WAAPA.