The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
The play 'explores notions of authority and centres on the fight for justice of the Puritan lawyer John Cooke, who accepted a brief in the mid-17th century to mount a case against King Charles I. He succeeded admirably, although he would die a terrible death 11 years later as a consequence.' Source: The Sydney Morning Herald. March 16, 2006.
Production Details
-
A special play reading by the Sydney Theatre Company of a new play by David Williamson based on the book, The Tyrannicide Brief by Geoffrey Robertson (London: Chatto & Windus, 2005), 7 April 2006. Director: Gale Edwards.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
The Lawyer's Tale
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 66 no. 3 2007; (p. 61-65)
— Review of The Tyrannicide Brief 2006 single work drama -
Williamson Does a Dame Nellie
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 2006; (p. 3) The West Australian , 20 March 2006; (p. 6)
-
The Lawyer's Tale
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 66 no. 3 2007; (p. 61-65)
— Review of The Tyrannicide Brief 2006 single work drama -
Williamson Does a Dame Nellie
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 March 2006; (p. 3) The West Australian , 20 March 2006; (p. 6)
Last amended 7 Jun 2006 12:20:04
Settings:
-
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- 1640s
Export this record
