Happiness single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Happiness
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Roland Makepeace knows what makes people happy. Why wouldn't he? He's an eminent professor of psychology who has devoted his life to scientifically investigating human well-being. But his theories are sorely tested when his wife meets an old suitor and his daughter threatens to go right off the rails. This sharply observed comedy suggests that theory can sometimes fall well short of reality and that finding happiness is easier said than done.' (Source: Ensemble Theatre website)

Production Details

  • World premiere: 9 May 2013 at The Ensemble Theatre, Kirribilli, Sydney.

    Director: Sandra Bates.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2013

Works about this Work

More Star Players Needed for Team Effort Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 May 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
Tale of Contentment Still Rough Around the Edges Jason Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 May 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
Pursuit of Happiness Comes Close to Home John McCallum , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 May 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
Happiness Suzanne Rath , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2013;

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama

'Ensemble Theatre's latest production of David Williamson's Happiness doesn't break new ground, but will strike a chord with some.'

Sensational Season Set Steve Dow , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 September 2012; (p. 2)
Pursuit of Happiness Comes Close to Home John McCallum , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 May 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
Tale of Contentment Still Rough Around the Edges Jason Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 May 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
More Star Players Needed for Team Effort Rebecca Harkins-Cross , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 May 2013; (p. 20)

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama
Happiness Suzanne Rath , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2013;

— Review of Happiness David Williamson , 2013 single work drama

'Ensemble Theatre's latest production of David Williamson's Happiness doesn't break new ground, but will strike a chord with some.'

Ensemble Leaps from Creatures to Camping Catastrophes Clare Morgan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 August 2012; (p. 12)
Sensational Season Set Steve Dow , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 September 2012; (p. 2)
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