{"product_id":"patrick-whites-theatre-denise-varney-9781743327555","title":"Patrick White's Theatre: Australian Modernism on Stage, 1960-2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the giants of Australian literature and the only Australian writer to have won the Nobel Prize for Literature, Patrick White received less acclaim when he turned his hand to playwriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePatrick White's Theatre\u003c\/em\u003e, Denise Varney offers a new analysis of White's eight published plays, discussing how they have been staged and received over a period of 60 years. From the sensational rejection of \u003cem\u003eThe Ham Funeral\u003c\/em\u003e by the Adelaide Festival in 1962 to 21st-century revivals incorporating digital technology, these productions and their reception illustrate the major shifts that have taken place in Australian theatre over time. Varney unpacks White's complex and unique theatrical imagination, the social issues that preoccupied him as a playwright, and his place in the wider Australian modernist and theatrical traditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denise Varney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1743327552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781743327555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sydney University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.45d","brand":"Denise Varney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44121099731199,"sku":"9781743327555","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_68091401-1eda-447f-9bfe-d1d1c92c25ee.jpg?v=1687418039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patrick-whites-theatre-denise-varney-9781743327555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}