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Explores Louisa Lawson's relationships with her father, Henry Albury, her husband Peter Larsen, and Henry Lawson, her son.
Notes
Third in the 'Dreamers' trilogy devoted to turn-of-the-century Australian idealists, with 'No Room for Dreamers' and the unpublished 'The Ballad of Billy Lane'.
Production Details
First produced as a staged reading at the International Playwrights' Conference, Waterford, Connecticut, USA, August 1984.
Revised version first produced by the Island Theatre Co., Prince of Wales Theatre, Hobart, 11 October 1985. The music was composed by Terence Clarke (q.v.).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Series:Current Theatre SeriesCurrency Press
(publisher),
1983-series - publisher 'Current Theatre Series consists of Australian plays published with the program inserted and sold during theatre seasons. The aim of the series is to promote and encourage new dramatic writing and make it accessible to theatregoers and the public. The text is presented at the first day of rehearsal and does not contain changes which the author may choose to make after the play has commenced its present season - these will be incorporated into any new edition published by Currency.' Currency Press.