Literary adaptations

Irvin examines Marcus Clarke's dramatic works, placing his career within a broader context of 19th century Australian theatre and its criticism.

In the latest expression of its mandate to stage a broadly-defined Queensland, the Brisbane-based La Boite Theatre has turned to adapting local works. This is…

Translating for the stage is a peculiar business, different from translating the novel, essay or poem and it raises many questions, especially pertinent now when…

Marcus Clarke's For the Term of His Natural Life is one of the best and has proved one of the most enduringly popular of all…

When an Aboriginal writer appropriates western literary forms to tell stories of pre-invasion tribal heritage and culture, there is little objection from many black or…

Clancy examines Gillian Armstrong's 1979 adaptation of My Brilliant Career, focusing on the film's approach to narrative structure and its position in contemporary Australian…

Clancy examines Fred Schepisi's adaptation of Thomas Keneally's The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, considering the difficulties the novel's plot and technique present the filmmaker…

Last year it looked as though the long projected plans for making a film of Patrick White's Voss were all under way. Joseph Losey, whom…

Lord discusses her career, approach to writing and thematic interests.