Julian Meyrick, Author at The Theatre Times

The Great Australian Plays: Speaking ‘Orstyrlian’ in “Rusty Bugles”

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 4th Dec 2016 | Australia, Essay

Rusty Bugles is a comedy-drama by Sumner Locke Elliot, one of the many talented writers to abandon...

What Are The Great Australian Plays? Part I

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 2nd Dec 2016 | Australia, Essay

You could say that a canonical play is one where you’re the problem if you don’t like it. The...

Playwriting In Australia

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 10th Aug 2016 | Australia, Essay, Playwriting

The first Australian National Playwrights Centre (ANPC) was founded in 1973 – the age of bongs,...

“Betrayal” By Harold Pinter, And Our Betrayal Of Ourselves

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 26th Aug 2015 | Australia, Review, Theatre and Politics

Some plays are ruled by a single word. It burns through their action, dark as pitch. Watching them...

Playwriting Doesn’t Get Better Or Worse–But It Does Evolve

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 30th Apr 2015 | Australia, Dramaturgy, Essay, Playwriting

This is a long-read essay, the third in a series on playwriting and drama by Julian Meyrick. Read...

We Can’t Get Those Two Hours Back–Drama Works As Time Unfolds

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 14th Apr 2015 | Dramaturgy, Essay, North America

This is a long-read essay, the second in a series on playwriting and drama by Julian Meyrick. Part...

Need A Stage Coach? Why Some Plays Work, And Others Don’t

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 8th Apr 2015 | Australia, Essay, Playwriting

We all know whether a given play, film or TV drama “works” or not, but it’s often difficult to...

Theatre Reviewing Is A Responsible Job–And It Requires Care

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 25th Feb 2015 | Australia, Essay, Management

Is there any job other than theatre critic where so little knowledge can carry so much weight? If...

A National Theatre Of Australia Is Needed, And It’s Time

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 17th Feb 2015 | Australia, Essay, Management

Sociologist Max Weber once called politics “the slow boring of hard boards”. If he had been in the...

Terrorism, Truth, and Trust – How Dramaturgy Informs Real Life

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 1st Oct 2014 | Dramaturgy, Essay, Theatre and Politics

Drama and its core principles are to be found in theatres while the real world goes on outside,...

It’s Time To Adapt: We Need A Fully Functioning National Drama

Posted by Julian Meyrick | 14th May 2014 | Adaptation, Australia, Essay

Last year in Australian theatre a rare event took place: a sector-wide debate about the role of...

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Julian Meyrick

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The Great Australian Plays: Speaking ‘Orstyrlian’ in “Rusty Bugles”

What Are The Great Australian Plays? Part I

Playwriting In Australia

“Betrayal” By Harold Pinter, And Our Betrayal Of Ourselves

Playwriting Doesn’t Get Better Or Worse–But It Does Evolve

We Can’t Get Those Two Hours Back–Drama Works As Time Unfolds

Need A Stage Coach? Why Some Plays Work, And Others Don’t

Theatre Reviewing Is A Responsible Job–And It Requires Care

A National Theatre Of Australia Is Needed, And It’s Time

Terrorism, Truth, and Trust – How Dramaturgy Informs Real Life

It’s Time To Adapt: We Need A Fully Functioning National Drama

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