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Birth of an epic in Australasian Cinema (Friday, 30/09/1983) vol.12 iss.18 p.8
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The Coming of Stork in Lumiere (November-December 1971) iss.12 p.24-25
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David Williamson collection. Volume 2 [DVD] [Northcote, Vic.]: Umbrella Entertainment, 2008.
Call No: D David Williamson collection volume 2Place: [Northcote, Vic.]Publisher: Umbrella EntertainmentPubDate: 2008PhysDes: 4 videodiscs (DVD) (366 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject: WILLIAMSON, DAVID ; CLUB, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1980) ; DUET FOR FOUR (AT, Tim Burstall, 1982) ; PERFECTIONIST, THE (AT, Chris Thomson, 1985) ; EMERALD CITY (AT, Michael Jenkins, 1988) Summary: Duet for four: Divorce, affairs and middle-aged crisis pepper this absorbing drama.
The perfectionist: In middle-class Sydney a professor, his bored wife, and their children find their lives uprooted when a male baby-sitter comes to call.
Emerald city: A cutting satire of two Melbourne professionals trying to survive in the cut-and-thrust of the Harbour City.
The club: The backroom brawling and dealings behind the countries richest footy club. -- Libraries Australia.Notes: DAVID1428Contents: Disc 1. The club -- disc 2. Duet for four -- disc 3. The perfectionist -- disc 4. Emerald city.Technical Details: PAL ; All regions.Credits: The club: producer, Matt Carroll ; director, Bruce Beresford ; script, David Williamson. Duet for four: producers, Tom Burstall and Tim Burstall ; director, Tim Burstall ; screenplay, David Williamson. The perfectionist: producer, Patricia Lovell ; director, Chris Thomson ; screenplay, David Williamson. Emerald city: producer, Joan Long ; director, Michael Jenkins ; screenplay, David Williamson.Also Titled: The club; Duet for four; The perfectionist; Emerald cityStandard Number: 3000000069998Performer: The club: Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson. Duet for four: Mike Preston, Wendy Hughes, Michael Pate, Diane Cilento. The perfectionist: Jacki Weaver, John Waters, Noel Ferrier, Steven Vidler. Emerald city: John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Hayward, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Cracknell.
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Emerald city [DVD] [Northcote, Vic.]: Umbrella Entertainment, 2007.
Call No: D Emerald cityEdition: 2 disc collectors editionSource: ATPlace: [Northcote, Vic.]Publisher: Umbrella EntertainmentPubDate: 2007PhysDes: 2 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject: EMERALD CITY (AT, Michael Jenkins, 1988) ; WILLIAMSON, DAVID Summary: Tells the tale of two couples and their desperate search to keep in tune with modern day pressures, without sacrificing modern day pleasures. -- Libraries Australia.Notes: DVD.
Produced by: Limelight Productions.
Originally released as a motion picture 1988.Contents: 1. Feature disc -- 2. Special features disc: The demons within -- Tall tales but true -- Compulsive playwright.Technical Details: Aspect ratio 1.85:1, widescreen 16:9; Dolby Digital 2.0; DVD 5Credits: Directed by Michael Jenkins; produced by Joan Long; screenplay by David Williamson.Also Titled: David Williamson's emerald city.
Compulsive playwright.
Tall tales but true.
Demons within.Standard Number: 3000000063132Performer: John Hargreaves, Robin Nevin, Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Cracknell.
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Home truths / David Williamson Sydney: Harper Collins, 29/09/2021.
Call No: 81 WIL WILAuthor: Williamson, David Edition: 2021Place: SydneyPublisher: Harper CollinsPubDate: 29/09/2021PhysDes: 432 pages : illustrated ; 25 cmSubject: WILLIAMSON, DAVID Summary: The definitive memoir of David Williamson, author of iconic dramas such as The Removalists, The Club, Don's Party, Emerald City and Travelling North, as well as more than fifty other plays, explores the life of the writer and the true stories and real lives that inspired his works. A powerful force in theatre since the 1970s, Williamson's plays have uniquely explored the pulse of our Australianness.
After five decades of chronicling the blunders, mishaps and messes that he and his fellow Australians got themselves into, Williamson has penned his long-awaited memoir, Home Truths. It reveals the story of the man behind the work: how a childhood defined by marital discord sparked a lifelong fascination with the power of drama to explore emotional conflict; how a mechanical engineering student became our most successful playwright; the anxiety that plagued him as he crafted his plays; the joy of connecting with an audience and the enduring sting of the critics; and the great love story that defined his personal life.
Fearless, candid and witty, Williamson also writes about the plethora of odd, interesting, caustic and brilliant people – actors, directors, writers, theatre critics, politicians – who have intersected with his life and work: from a young Jacki Weaver and Chris Haywood in the first Sydney production of The Removalists in 1971 to Nicole Kidman on the brink of stardom in the 1988 feature film of Emerald City and lively dinners with political powerhouse Paul Keating; and from Graham Kennedy in the 1976 film version of Don's Party through eventful overseas travels with Gareth Evans, Peter Carey and Tim Winton to a West End production of Up for Grabs starring Madonna, and the satisfaction of seeing his sons Felix and Rory tread the boards in several of his own plays. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9781460759530
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The Oxford companion to Australian film / edited by Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Call No: 71(94) OXF REFAuthor: Mayer, Geoff ; McFarlane, Brian, 1934 ; Bertrand, Ina, 1939 Place: MelbournePublisher: Oxford University PressPubDate: 1999PhysDes: 1 vSubject: AUSTRALIA ; AWARDS. AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE ; CITIES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; FOOD IN FILMS ; GENRES. AUSTRALIA ; JEWS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; LOST FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; PERIODICALS, FILM. AUSTRALIA ; MEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; MELODRAMA. AUSTRALIA ; MUSIC, FILM. AUSTRALIA ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; RURAL LIFE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; SHORT FILMS. AUSTRALIA ; WAR AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA ; MCCALLUM, JOHN ; MILLER, NATALIE ; NEVIN, ROBYN ; RABE, PAMELA ; RUSH, GEOFFREY ; TINGWELL, CHARLES (BUD) ; WILLIAMSON, DAVID ; WITHERS, GOOGIE Notes: Includes index; BibliographyISBN: 0195537971LON: 20072774
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WILLIAMSON, DAVID Digital clippings file available
Call No: PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION; PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; DIGITAL CLIPPINGS FILEPhysDes: ClippingsSubject: WILLIAMSON, DAVID
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