Bentley has always been lucky. He won a chook at the pub once.
Gary’s a delightful raconteur and is in great demand as an after dinner speaker.
Diane goes off her brain. She’s going on surfari next week.
Sandy’s always on the move. It’s a mad whirl.
Richard’s got some incredibly tactile friends in the underground.
'Bentley’s just won the doubles tennis with Gary, he’s hit the jackpot by marrying a top bird like Sandy, his new stereo set has got Richard’s tick of approval and the house warming party was a real turn. Yes, Bentley’s always been lucky. But now Simmo’s moved in with Bentley’s wife… in Bentley’s new home unit.
'A classic piece of Australian ‘new wave’ theatre, the late Alex Buzo’s hilarious farce bitterly satirises those who wield power and root those without it.'
Source: Mudlark Theatre.
Alexander Buzo's Rooted/Norm and Ahmed : A Critical Introduction
Sydney
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Currency Press
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1980
Z337206
1980
single work
Margaret Williams argues that 'the greatest single factor in setting Australian playwrights free to explore the dramatic possibilities of their own society has been the decline of naturalism, particularly of the well-made naturalistic play' (308). She comments on recent plays, especially by Jack Hibberd, Alex Buzo and David Williamson, suggesting that they each 'make imaginative use of the social ritual and verbal cliches of Australian society to explore insecurity and inadequacy behind their defensive facades (310)'.
