<p>'A compelling historical epic... unforgettable and unmissable'</p>

Telegraph

<p>'Combines masterly storytelling with metaphorical resonance... a mesmerising story... memorably and movingly pinpoints a crucial moment in Australian history'</p>

Guardian

<p>'Flows and thunders, and inescapably sweeps you away... a hugely powerful adaptation'</p>

The Stage

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<p>'A ravishing and sobering epic... a huge and impressive piece of theatre, that tells us a story about our own past that we ought to listen to'</p>

Time Out

<p>'A mammoth production that takes a small family story and projects it onto a narrative of nations'</p>

WhatsOnStage

<p>'A sweeping saga with deep currents... an epic story from Australia's brutal past'</p>

The Times

<p>'A powerful confrontation with Australia's colonial past... essential'</p>

Financial Times

<p>'A stunning and shattering piece of theatre'</p>

Sunday Telegraph (Australia)

William Thornhill arrives in New South Wales a convict from the slums of London. Upon earning his pardon he discovers that this new world offers something he didn't dare dream of: a place to call his own. But as he plants a crop and lays claim to the soil on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, he finds that this land is not his to take. Its ancient custodians are the Dharug people. A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, Andrew Bovell's adaptation of Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel The Secret River was first performed by the Sydney Theatre Company in 2013. The play had its UK premiere in August 2019, as part of the Edinburgh International Festival, before transferring to the National Theatre, London. This edition includes an introduction by adapter Andrew Bovell, a foreword by historian Henry Reynolds, and music used in the original production. 'The Secret River is a sad book, beautifully written and, at times, almost unbearable with the weight of loss, competing distresses and the impossibility of making amends' Observer on the novel The Secret River
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A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, adapted from Kate Grenville's acclaimed novel.
'A compelling historical epic... unforgettable and unmissable'

Product details

ISBN
9781848428706
Published
2019
Publisher
Vendor
Nick Hern Books
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
136

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Biographical note

Andrew Bovell's other plays include Things I Know To Be True, Speaking in Tongues (which he subsequently adapted as the screenplay for the film Lantana), and When the Rain Stops Falling.

Kate Grenville is an Australian author. Her other novels include The Idea of Perfection, The Lieutenant and Lilian's Story.