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Following a ferocious storm, Hannah and Becky find themselves lost
in the dangerous Tasmanian bush. Recused and adopted by a pair of
Tasmanian tigers, the girls must adapt to a new life in the wild,
where every day is a brutal fight for survival.
Lewis arrives fresh from university to direct a play at a mental
institution. Roy demands Cosi Fan Tutte. An affectionate look at
madness and mayhem (3 acts, 5 men, 3 women).
Celebrated playwright, author and screenwriter Louis Nowra loves
King Cross. A long-time resident, he makes us reimagine the most
infamous and misunderstood place in Australia, a magnet for
bohemianism, cosmopolitanism and organised crime. In a wildly
energetic book that walks the streets, sits in bars, chats with the
locals, and spends time in clubs and apartments where you wish the
walls could talk, Nowra traverses the history and the future of his
beloved neighbourhood. He burrows beneath the sensationalist
Underbelly 'sex and sin' narrative, revealing stories and a cast of
characters - some household names, others little-known - that not
even a writer could conjure up. Kings Cross is a no-holds barred
place where backpackers, prostitutes, strippers, chefs, mad men,
poets, beggars, booksellers, doctors, gangsters, sailors,
musicians, drug traffickers, eccentrics, judges and artists live
side by side. Part flaneur, part historian and part eyewitness,
Louis Nowra is the best possible guide to a place that is both real
and a state of mind.
'I came to Sydney from Melbourne in 1978 and immediately fell in
love with its history, the sandstone buildings, the gorgeous
harbour, the bridge, the Opera House, its ad hoc streets and its
denizens.' In Sydney, acclaimed playwright and author Louis Nowra -
author of Kings Cross and Woolloomooloo - expands his gaze to
explore the energy, beauty, vulgarity, dynamism and pulsating sense
of selfimportance of his adopted city. This big, bustling portrait
of Sydney is told through profiles of people, high and low, with a
cast of criminals and premiers, ordinary folk, entertainers,
artists, thieves and visionaries. Along with its people, Nowra
surveys the city's architecture and its global identity. And as
Sydney's history unfolds throughout the twentieth century and
beyond, Nowra revels in its neon lighting, music, skyscrapers and
sense of optimism.
After an extensive period of writing for film, Louis Nowra returns
to the stage with "The Boyce Trilogy", an epic saga about the Boyce
family, a family made wealthy through property development. The
trilogy starts with The Woman with Dog's Eyes which introduces us
to the Boyce family as they gather to celebrate the parents' 40th
wedding anniversary. Inspired by events that traumatised Sydneys
Moran family, the play explores the universal themes of family,
love and disappointment. The second part of the trilogy , "The
Marvellous Boy", unwraps the story of this notorious Sydney family.
Malcolm Boyce is dying at a time when his biggest building project
-- and so his whole empire -- is threatened by protesters. He hires
an important criminal, the charismatic Ray Pollard, to threaten his
enemies. Malcolm gets his son, Luke, to liaise with Ray. Luke not
only falls under Ray's spell but also finds himself involved with
his father's mistress. The results are tragic. This story follows
Luke from detachment into an emotional involvement that will be
liberating and then shattering as the consequences of his and his
father's moral duplicity emerge. In the final instalment of the
trilogy, "The Emperor of Sydney" , the three sons fight for control
of the company as their father lays dying in the master bedroom
above the huge Beauchamp mansion living room. The company is near
bankruptcy because of a huge stalled project (their father's
personal vision) and they are facing a criminal investigation into
the father's role in the suspicious death of the project's
outspoken critic.
Louis Nowra is a well-known Australian playwright. He has also
written fim scripts and for television.
Inspired by the true story of a group of people who were discovered
in the wilds of Tasmania in 1939 (2 acts, 10 men, 6 women).
Told in his vivid and entertaining style, Louis Nowra writes
Woolloomooloo's biography, drink in hand, from the vantage point of
the Old Fitzroy Hotel, the cosy, eccentric and wonderful pub on
Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo. It's a world of sex, sin, sly grog,
sailors, razor gangs, larrikins, workers, artisans, fishermen,
activists, drinkers, fashion designers, tradies, and artists. It's
also a story of courage, resilience, tolerance, compassion. And
though the pub has a real theatre, it's the cast of real-life
characters that are the stars of this show. Woolloomooloo's past
wraps around its present. Louis - often accompanied by Coco the
Chihuahua and other two-legged locals, often walks the streets,
uncovering history - some official, some never revealed. He
stumbles across pockets of beauty and charm, and the derelict and
abandoned. Unforgettable - and unspellable - Woolloomooloo in this
book is a place as fascinating as its name.
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