David Williamson is one of Australia's best know contemporary playwrights. His first plays, written and produced in the seventies, focus on society, family and life in contemporary Australia. His prolific output has continued for forty years and awards and acclaim have followed him throughout his career.
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On the shelves
Plays - Individual
- After the ball
- Brilliant lies
- The Club
- Dead white males
- Emerald city
- Heretic
- Money and friends
- Rupert
- Third world blues
- Travelling north
Plays - Collections
- David Williamson: Collected plays, volume I: The Coming of Stork, The Removalists, Jugglers three, What if you died tomorrow
- The great man and Sanctuary [2 plays]
Biography
- Kiernan, B 1996, David Williamson: a writer's life, Currency Press, Paddington, N.S.W.
- Williamson, K 2009, David Williamson: behind the scenes, Viking, Camberwell, Vic.
History and criticism
- Brisbane, K compiler, 2003, David Williamson: a celebration, Friends of the National Library, Canberra
- Fitzpatrick, P 1987, Williamson, Methuen, North Ryde, N.S.W.
- Goodwin, Ken, 1986, 'Mid century directions: David Williamson, in A History of Australian literature, pp.202-204
- Luck, P 2005, 'David Williamson: the agony of creation', in 50 years of Australian television, New Holland, pp.128-129.
Screenplays
- The Story of Gallipoli by Bill Gammage; screenplay by David Williamson, with an introduction by Peter Weir
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