Australian Drama from 1955 to the Present Day

Institution: 
La Trobe University
Code: 
DRA2AUD / DRA3AUD
Year: 
2009
Levels: 
Undergraduate

This is a study of the development of Australian drama and theatre over the last 50 years, in the context of past and current policy and practice in the professional theatre. Students are engaged upon course-work based on a representative selection of texts from the period and Australian plays in performance.

Texts: 
Brisbane, Katharine [ed.] Australia Plays : New Australian Drama 1989 Drama
Carroll, Dennis Australian Contemporary Drama 1994 Criticism
Tait, Peta [ed.]
Schafer, Elizabeth [ed.]
Australian Women's Drama : Texts and Feminisms 1997 Drama
Holloway, Peter J. [ed.] Contemporary Australian Drama : Perspectives Since 1955 1987 Criticism
Brisbane, Katharine [ed.] Plays of the 70s [Volume 1] 1998 Drama
Rayson, Hannie Room to Move 1985 Drama
Lawler, Ray Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 1955 Drama
Radic, Leonard The State of Play : The Revolution in the Australian Theatre Since the 1960s 1991 Criticism
Sewell, Stephen Traitors 1979 Drama
Organisational Body: 
Theatre and Drama
Degrees: 
Bachelor of Arts
Assessment: 

one 1,500-word performance review exercise 30%

one seminar presentation (2,000-words equivalent) 40%

practical classwork contributions 30%

Categories:
Unit Contexts: Drama/Theatre studies