John McCallum's new history explores the relationship between 20th
century Australian drama and a developing concept of nation. The
book focuses on the creative tension sparked by dueling impulses
between nationalism and cosmopolitanism; and between artistic
seriousness and larrikin populism. It explores issues such as the
domineering influence of European high culture, the ongoing
popularity of representational realism, the influence of popular
theatrical forms, the ambivalence (between affection and
aggression) of much Australian humour and satire, and the
interaction between the personal and the political in drama. The
strength of "Belonging" is its comprehensiveness, anyone studying
an Australian play will find an account of it here in the context
of the other works by its author or the time and place in which it
was written. As well as a rundown of the major writers and their
works, and an account of how the minor writers fitted in, the book
also investigates the more obscure plays and writers about whom
little has been written. This authoritative study of Australian
drama gives an account of the relationship between our theatre and
our sense of self while taking into account a broad range of
influences that helped to shape both.
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