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The first new play from theatre legend David Williamson since 2020 will premiere at Ensemble Theatre in 2024.

‘I feel a bit of anger’: David Williamson steps out of retirement with something to say

After retiring in 2020 to focus on his health, the playwright behind Don’s Party and Emerald City will make his return to the theatre in 2024.

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Sabryna Walters delivers a devastating monologue that reaches the heart of the play.

Williamson's rallying cry to the privileged in funny, poignant new play

David Williamson's words are allowed to speak for themselves in this powerful, funny and poignant call to action.

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David Williamson one of the speakers at the Film Makers Forum.

From the archives, 1982: Local film industry - 'back to the 'fifties'

In 1982 playwright David Williamson was urging the Government to rethink the impact of it's tax policies on the local film industry.

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David Williamson has drawn on his experiences of making it 'big time' for his latest play.

'Ruthless': David Williamson's new play puts showbiz under the microscope

The prolific playwright uses the brutality of show business to hold a mirror to the "intensely competitive and ruthless" nature of society in his new play.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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