Brecht and Co.: German-speaking Playwrights on the Australian Stage (Paperback)

Contents: The context of the Australian Brecht reception ? Receiving Brecht in the late 1950s up to the 1990s ? Plays by other German-speaking playwrights and the Australian-German cross-cultural relationship ? Early productions in English and German ? Plays by Max Frisch and Friedrich Durrenmatt ? Rolf Hochhuth, The Representative ? Plays by Peter Handke ? Play-readings and other cultural initiatives at the Goethe Institute in Sydney ? Translations and adaptations of German plays in the 1980s ? Theater Heute reports on Australian theatre in 1986 ? Discussions about Australian theatre criticism in the 1980 ? Productions of Franz Xaver Kroetz’ Farmyard ? Barrie Kosky’s production of Faust ? Michael Kantor’s production of Excavation. The Last Days of Mankind ? ≪We must find our own voice≫. Noel Tovey directs The Aboriginal Protesters ? Recent developments, outlook and conclusion.