Blackrock: the play
$29.71
- Paperback
72 pages
- Release Date
15 August 1996
Summary
It’s Toby Ackland’s birthday party down near the surf club—and that should mean heaps of grog, drugs and good clean fun. But by the morning a young girl is dead—raped by three boys and bashed with a rock.
Who is responsible?
Blackrock is an intimate and strongly shaped human drama which examines the social forces behind the impulse to violence in individual lives.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780868194776 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0868194778 |
| Author: | Nick Enright |
| Publisher: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Currency Press Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 1996 |
| Weight: | 100g |
| Dimensions: | 6mm x 137mm x 210mm |
| Series: | Plays |
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Nick Enright
Nick Enright (1950–2003)
Nick Enright was a versatile theatre practitioner, excelling as an actor, director, teacher, and writer. He trained in theatre at New York University’s School of Arts, building on earlier Australian experience with companies like Nimrod and the Melbourne Theatre Company.
His notable plays include:
- On the Wallaby
- Daylight Saving
- St James Infirmary
- Mongrels
- A Property of the Clan
- The Quartet from Rigoletto
- Blackrock
- Good Works
- Spurboard
- A Man with Five Children
Enright also co-adapted Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet for the stage with Justin Monjo. His writing extended to film and television, with the Oscar-nominated screenplay for Lorenzo’s Oil, co-written with George Miller.
He contributed to musical theatre as well, writing with composer Terence Clarke on musicals such as The Venetian Twins and Summer Rain. He also wrote the book for the Australian production of The Boy From Oz.
Enright received numerous accolades throughout his career, including:
- Two Green Room Awards for Best Play
- Four Gold AWGIE Awards
- The 1998 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award
- The NSW Premier’s Special Award
Beyond his prolific writing, Enright was a respected acting teacher, notably at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).
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