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The Removalists

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Available here as a single edition.
Also published in Plays of the 70s: Volume 1

The play is set in 1971, a turbulent time in Australia's social history. A young policeman’s first day on duty becomes a violent and highly charged initiation into law enforcement, as the rookie cop becomes involved in a case of suspected domestic violence.

Remarkable for its blend of boisterous humour and horrifying violence, the play has acquired a reputation as a classic statement on Australian authoritarianism and is a key work in the study of Australian drama.

Read Van Badham’s response to The Removalists in The Unexpected Feminist, a free essay from Currency Press.

  • drama, realism
  • 0
  • 6 total
  • 2 female identifying, 4 male identifying
  • gender
  • 18+
  • adult
  • Currency Press


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  • PRODUCTION HISTORY

LINK: PLAYING THE 20TH CENTURY - EPISODE SIX

ABC RADIO NATIONAL, PLAYING THE 20TH CENTURY, 23 JANUARY 2011

Preceding this 1980s radio production of The Removalists, a short feature by Regina Botros which contains archival interviews with David Williamson.

INTERVIEW: DAVID WILLIAMSON (NOT IN PRINT PODCAST)

CURRENCY PRESS, 12 MARCH 2014

Not in Print speaks to Australian playwright David Williamson about his play 'The Removalists'.

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