(Publication summary)
First produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Geelong Performing Arts Complex, Victoria, on 22 March 1991. Directed by Ros Horin.
Broadcast on ABC Radio National on Sunday 6 February 2011 as part of the Playing the 20th Century series.
Presented by Griffin Theatre, 8 September - 28 October 2017.
Director: Darren Yap.
Set & Costume Designer: James Browne.
Lighting Designer: Benjamin Brockman.
Composition & Sound Designer: Max Lambert & Roger Lock.
Stage Manager: Cara Woods.
Cast includes Steve Rodgers, Ebony Vagulans, Ursula Yovich, Jack Finsterer, and Michelle Doake.
'This chapter focuses on Katherine Thomson as a playwright who utilises the conventions of social realism and naturalism to write plays that dramatise the effects of social and economic change on the lives of fictional but realistically-based characters.' (p.158)
'Insight Text Guides – Diving for Pearls is designed to help secondary English students understand and analyse the text. This comprehensive guide to Katherine Thomson's play contains detailed character and chapter analysis and explores genre, structure, themes and language. Essay questions and sample answers help to prepare students for creating written responses to the text.' (Publisher's blurb)
'This chapter focuses on Katherine Thomson as a playwright who utilises the conventions of social realism and naturalism to write plays that dramatise the effects of social and economic change on the lives of fictional but realistically-based characters.' (p.158)