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y separately published work icon The Business single work   drama  
Note: Based on Vassa Zheleznova by Maxim Gorky. Adapated by Jonathan Gavin with Cristabel Sved.
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Business
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'In 1909 Maxim Gorky wrote Vassa Zheleznova, a savage comedy about a Russian family at war over money, entitlement and the march of progress. But Vassa Zheleznova also relates to one of the great Australian themes: how we hauled ourselves out of our working class past and set out on the road to a relaxed and comfortable future.' (From the publisher's website.)

Production Details

  • First produced at Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir St., Surry Hills, New South Wales, 23 April - 29 May, 2011. Directed by Cristabel Sved.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2011
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2011 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9780868198972

Works about this Work

Family Mugged by Harsh Reality in Brisk Gorky Lark Jason Blake , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 April 2011; (p. 9)

— Review of The Business Jonathan Gavin , 2011 single work drama
Gorky Parked in '80s Outer Suburbia Bryce Hallett , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-24 April 2011; (p. 13)
Family Mugged by Harsh Reality in Brisk Gorky Lark Jason Blake , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 April 2011; (p. 9)

— Review of The Business Jonathan Gavin , 2011 single work drama
Gorky Parked in '80s Outer Suburbia Bryce Hallett , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-24 April 2011; (p. 13)
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