What if You Died Tomorrow single work   drama   humour   - Two acts.
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 What if You Died Tomorrow
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Production Details

  • First produced by the Old Tote Theatre Company at the Drama Theatre of the Sydney Opera House, 9 October 1973. Director: Robin Lovejoy.

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First known date: 1973

Works about this Work

Australia and China at 50 : The New Wave Theatre and the Drama of Cultural Exchange Anne Pender , 2022 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , vol. 46 no. 4 2022; (p. 482-495)

'2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening up of relations between Australia and the People’s Republic of China. When he became prime minister in 1972, Gough Whitlam sent the first ambassador to China (Dr Stephen Fitzgerald), and in his term of office established support for artists’ exchanges from the Australia Council. The Australian Ballet visited China in 1980, the first major ballet company to tour since the Cultural Revolution. The touring of China by Australian theatre, opera and dance companies has flourished since then, particularly over the last decade, and Australian spoken-word drama has featured in the relationship between the two countries since 1983. Since the 1980s, the work of the New Wave dramatists has captured the interest of Chinese audiences over a sustained period beyond the years of the New Wave itself. The theatre has, in some respects, provided a respite from the rigours of realpolitik and most importantly a means of genuine interaction between ordinary Australians and Chinese citizens who make up the audiences. This article documents the take-up of the New Wave drama in China, and the legacy of the relationships created in this formative period of Australian theatre in its international context.' (Publication abstract)

David Williamson : Satiric Comedies Brian Kiernan , 1991 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: International Literature in English : Essays on the Major Writers 1991; (p. 659-667)
What's Gone Wrong with Williamson? Frank Devine , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 July 1990; (p. rev 11)
Introduction Katharine Brisbane , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Collected Plays : Volume I 1986; (p. vii-xviii)
Untitled L. Solomon , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Campaign Australia , no. 116 1985; (p. 46)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
A Triumph for the Old Tote H. G. Kippax , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 October 1973; (p. 7) A Leader of His Craft : Theatre Reviews by H. G. Kippax 2004; (p. 189-190)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
Undemanding and Very Funny Brian Hoad , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 October vol. 95 no. 4876 1973; (p. 49)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
Untitled Paul Douglas Barron , 1974 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 March 1974; (p. 3)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
Untitled S. Eisenhuth , 1974 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 3 February 1974; (p. 41)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
Untitled S. Gilbert , 1974 single work review
— Appears in: Plays and Players , vol. 22 no. 1 1974; (p. 34-35)

— Review of What if You Died Tomorrow David Williamson , 1973 single work drama
Introduction Katharine Brisbane , 1986 single work criticism
— Appears in: Collected Plays : Volume I 1986; (p. vii-xviii)
David Williamson Peter Fitzpatrick , 1979 single work criticism
— Appears in: After 'The Doll' : Australian Drama Since 1955 1979; (p. 112-128)
Australian Drama in the Seventies: Vulgarity or a Vulgate? Peter Pierce , 1980 single work criticism
— Appears in: Current Affairs Bulletin , February vol. 56 no. 9 1980; (p. 4-15)
A New Map of Australia : The Plays of David Williamson John McCallum , 1984 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 11 no. 3 1984; (p. 342-354)
The Coming of Stork, Jugglers Three, and What if You Died Tomorrow : Introduction David Williamson , 1974 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Coming of Stork, Jugglers Three, What if You Died Tomorrow : Three Plays 1974; (p. v-vi) David Williamson 1988; (p. 33-34)
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