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JACK DAVIS (1917 - 2000) |
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Nationality: Australian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Currency Press, Australia |
Jack Davis (1917-2000) was born in Perth and brought up at Yarloop and the Moore River Native Settlement. He first began to learn the language and culture of his people, the Nyoongarah of the south-west of Western Australia, while living on the Brookton Aboriginal Reserve. He later worked as a stockman in the north-west which brought him into contact with tribal society. He became an activist on behalf of his people and from 1967-71 was director of the Aboriginal Centre in Perth. In 1971 he became the first chairman of the Aboriginal Lands Trust in WA and from 1972-77 was managing editor of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation. Davis' first full-length play Kullark, a documentary on the history of Aborigines in WA, was first produced in 1979. Other plays published by Currency include No Sugar, The Dreamers, Barungin: Smell the Wind, In Our Town and for younger audiences, Honey Spot and Moorli and the Leprechaun. For services to his people he received the British Empire Medal in 1977 and in 1985 became a member of the Order of Australia. He has received the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award, an Hon. D.Litt. from Murdoch University and been elected Citizen of the Year in WA. In 1989 Davis was awarded one of the first Creative Fellowships given by the Federal Government to established artists in recognition of their contribution to Australian culture.
Plays by Jack Davis
Barungin (Smell The Wind) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Perth | 1988 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Paddington, N.S.W : Currency Press, 1989 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8953 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | 1g 1b | |||||
Notes: | 3rd part of trilogy | |||||
Synopsis: | Issues include land rights, alcohol abuse and black deaths in custody | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Bitter Bit | ||
| 1st Produced: | Black Theatre Arts and Culture Centre, New South Wales | 1975 | ||||
Company: | National Black Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99393 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | A group of Australian Aborigines go to Sydney where they are conned | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Dreamers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1973 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Currency Press, Sydney, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8954 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2b 1g male dancer | |||||
Notes: | part of trilogy | |||||
Synopsis: | An old man who is dying recedes from urban hopelessness into his imagination and the land of his ancestors. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Honey Spot | ||
| 1st Produced: | Adelaide, Australia | 1985 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1987 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8955 | |||
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Genre: | Childrens Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 2b 1g | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Tim, a young Aboriginal boy, is the new boy in school. Peggy, a white girl, the Forest Ranger's daughter, is walking home one day after a ballet lesson and meets Tim who has a tomahawk in his hand. What are Tim and his family really like? A funny, warm story of friendship between a boy and a girl whose families seem to have nothing in common until danger strikes and forces them to face their prejudices. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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In Our Town | ||
| 1st Produced: | Perth | 1990 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1992 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8956 | |||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | with doubling | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Problems for two young men returning home from the Second World War. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Kullark (Home) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Titan Theatre, Perth | 1978 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8957 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | The first meeting between Europeans and Native Australians and their subsequent treatment | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Moorli And The Leprechaun | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1994 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8958 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Childrens Youth Audience | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | 1b 1g | |||||
Notes: | - | |||||
Synopsis: | Mythical Aboriginal and Irish characters make human mischief. | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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No Sugar | ||
| 1st Produced: | Maltings, North perth | 1985 | ||||
Company: | Playhouse Company in association with the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust for the Perth Festival | |||||
| 1st Published: | Sydney : Currency Press, 1986 | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780868191461 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #8959 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Historical drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 13 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | part of trilogy | |||||
| the spirited story of the Millimurra family's stand against government protection' policies in 1930s Australia. | |||||
Further Reference: | Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia. http://www.austlit.edu.au | |||||
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Steel and the Stone, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bunbury Arts Festival, Western Australia | 1972 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99394 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | One act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This play is a one act version of "The Dreamers" | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Wahngin County | ||
| 1st Produced: | Perth Festival | 1992 | ||||
Company: | Black Swan Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #99395 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | n/a | |||||
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Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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