'Australia's leading playwright, David Williamson, a member of the Sydney PEN Writers' Panel, delivered the fourth John Sumner Lecture on the set of Melbourne Theatre Company's revival of his 1971 play Don's Party at the Arts Centre Playhouse on February 8 [2007]. Williamson reflected on more than 35 years in Australian theatre, the changing role of the playwright in that time and his outlook for the future.' (Editor's abstract)