Family Values (play)
Family Values is a 2020 Australian play by David Williamson.[1] It was inspired in part by Williamson's anger at Australia's treatment of refugees.[2]
| Family Values | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Date premiered | 2020 |
| Place premiered | Griffin Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | social comedy |
Plot
A judge is about to retire.
Background
Williamson said, “What kind of country have we become, to send people fleeing persecution to Nauru?” In particular he family of Tamil asylum seekers from Biloela. “My play is based on a lot of real events. I researched Nauru as fully as I could, I looked at the makeup of the people there and the women too, and it is an attempt to depict the situation truthfully.” He added, I also depict a family coming apart at the seams. There are lots of blackly funny moments based on the ideological positions of the children, which differ so widely.” [3]
References
- "Griffin Theatre announces its 2020 Season". Limelight Magazine. 25 August 2019.
- Dow, Steve (11 January 2020). "David Williamson on retirement, politics and critics: 'For years I couldn't go to an opening night'". The Guardian.
- Musa, Helen (February 26, 2020). "Invigorated, David Williamson maintains the rage". City News.
External links
- Family Values at Griffin Theatre
- Family Values at Ausstage
- Review of 2020 Sydney production at the Conversation
- Review of 2020 Sydney production at Limelight
- Review of 2020 Sydney production at Sydney Morning Herald
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