A Property of the Clan
Published on 5. January 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-76062-883-3 (ISBN)
Description
When a young girl is murdered at the hands of one of her male contemporaries, what is the aftermath? How will her friends cope? How can such violence be understood? Written for Freewheels TIE Theatre Co, A Property of the Clan deals with these issues with honesty, sensitivity and intelligence. This play was later adapted to become the play Blackrock.
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Edition
Revised Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Paddington
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
102 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-76062-883-3 (9781760628833)
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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.