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70 years of ‘the Doll’: how Ray Lawler’s trilogy offers a strikingly bold vision for our future

Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, a 1955 play by Ray Lawler is as canonical an Australian play as you can get. On its premiere, it was credited with ushering a new era of assuredness in Australian theatre: telling Australian stories, with Australian accents.

The Conversation · Feb 25

‘Binge theatre’: why Summer of the Seventeenth Doll continues to crackle with life 70 years on

Ray Lawler’s drama became an international hit in the 50s, playing London, New York and eventually the silver screen. Now it’s being restaged as part of the ‘Doll trilogy’ in Melbourne – and it remains a classic

The Guardian - AU · Feb 9

Who's afraid of a 1000-seat theatre? Not Virginia Woolf

Melbourne's Red Stitch Theatre is taking Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? from an 80-seat venue to the 1000-seat Comedy Theatre.

AAP · Jul 2, 2024