David Williamson
Balmain is the pop culture mecca of Sydney. Here’s why
From Lantana to Gatsby to Our Rose Byrne, Balmain’s cultural footprint is huge.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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‘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.
- by Hannah Story
Three years after a devastating fire, La Mama rises from the ashes
A massive fire in 2018 was the catalyst for a $3 million rebuild for the legendary theatre company.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Literature
Selling out on the West End: How Madonna had her way with my play
When the self-assured pop star was in one of my West End productions, I soon found out that what Madonna wants, Madonna gets.
- by David Williamson
Editorial
Planning
Sydney needs brains and soul to match its beauty
Sydney must think hard about how to reimagine and reinvent itself for the future if it is to retain its leading position as Australia’s global city.
- The Herald's View
The most anticipated books of 2021
From Michelle de Kretser and Kazuo Ishiguro to Sarah Krasnostein and Stan Grant, these are the fiction and non-fiction books we'll be reading in 2021.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Gifted writer behind screenplay for Picnic at Hanging Rock
Cliff Green, who died on December 4, was a talented writer, teacher and publisher who was widely honoured for his literary skills.
- by Tim Barlass
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.
- by Harriet Cunningham
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.
- by ALAN ATTWOOD
'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.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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