Peter Beaglehole Peter Beaglehole i(A139843 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Rebecca Clode. Australian Metatheatre on Page and Stage : An Exploration of Metatheatrical Techniques Peter Beaglehole , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: JASAL , 4 November vol. 23 no. 2 2024;
— Review of Australian Metatheatre on Page and Stage Rebecca Clode , 2022 multi chapter work criticism 'Rebecca Clode invites a mutual exploration for “future scholars and theatre-makers alike” (13) in a book that seeks to highlight “metatheatre’s capacity to illuminate the wider social, cultural and artistic contexts in which plays have been produced” (Preface). Describing metatheatre as sometimes fraught and murky critical territory, this book draws from a range of sources— production history, performance traces in review, literary analysis, and wider scholarship—to develop a reading of Australian metatheatre. The case studies, explored in paired chapters, include canonical works: Dorothy Hewett’s The Man from Mukinupin, and UK playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good; Louis Nowra’s ensemble piece Royal Show; and Peta Murray’s practice-led research project, which culminated in a 2014 showing of Things Fall Over. Notably Our Country’s Good, a drama conceived in the UK but based on Australian Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker, is paired with Peta Murray’s performance text, demonstrating that Clode is actively seeking to expand a conversation about drama and performance in Australia. By including Australian content produced outside of the nation state, as well as techniques and performance that extend beyond mainstream drama, Clode’s mixed methodology works to meaningfully account for production exposure. The scope of this book and its methodology are carefully described, and its emphasis on exploration should be taken as an entry point for readers.' (Introduction)
1 y separately published work icon Dorothy Hewett's Drama, Memory and Australian Theatre Peter Beaglehole , Leiden Boston : Brill , 2023 27205850 2023 multi chapter work criticism
1 (Review) Australia in 50 Plays Peter Beaglehole , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 81 2022; (p. 313-319)
— Review of Australia in 50 Plays Julian Meyrick , 2022 multi chapter work criticism 'Julian Meyrick’s Australia in 50 Plays surveys Australian drama from 1901 to 2020. With Federation and the destabilising Covid-19 years as bookends, Meyrick sets out to describe how plays contribute to ‘nationhood’. He explains, ‘The problem of picking plays from the 40 years after Federation is a problem of discovery. The problem of picking them from the last 40 years is a problem of choice’ (16–17). The book successfully skirts its curatorial challenge, taking a position as a ‘history of the nation seen through the lens of some of its plays’ (17). Inviting readers to engage on these terms, Meyrick calls for a renovation of nationhood as distinct from a deadly nationalism.' 

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1 Strata Peter Beaglehole , 2021 single work drama
— Appears in: Forgiveness [and] Strata 2021;

'Set amongst the impending climate crisis, back dropped by an idyllic beach setting, Strata is a relationship drama in reverse. Travelling through the past, present, and not-too-distant future, the darkly comedic Strata traces the roots of betrayal between Robyn, her twin brother and her husband. They love each other and distrust each other just as deeply. As we move backwards in time, Strata explores love, secrets and the impact of humans on the planet.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Forgiveness [and] Strata Piri Eddy , Peter Beaglehole , South Brisbane : Playlab , 2021 24500653 2021 selected work drama

'Published in a collection, Peter Beaglehole’s Strata and Piri Eddy’s Forgiveness are both muscular and challenging, and provide entertaining perspectives on contemporary Australia and examine relationships between people and the land we live on.' (Publication summary)
1 Julian Meyrick, Robert Phiddian and Tully Barnett, What Matters?: Talking Value in Australian Culture Peter Beaglehole , 2018 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , December vol. 11 no. 1 2018;
— Review of What Matters? Talking Value in Australian Culture Julian Meyrick , Robert Phiddian , Tully Barnett , 2018 multi chapter work criticism
1 Street Sign Peter Beaglehole , 2011 single work short story horror
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , March no. 153 2011;
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