$17.23 ex GST
$18.95 inc GST
|
Australia, 1996. The winds of change begin to blow like a gale through the nation as a new government has taken the reins.
‘From now on people will have to make their own way in the world. People will no longer be rewarded for being weak. The madness is over… The people have spoken. This is what they want, this is what we voted for, and if you don’t see it like me, then you are out of step. So get used to it.’
Nick’s out of step; he’s a writer. No writer has ever lived in Liberal Street before. And the residents are making sure he knows it.
In this timely satire, John Doyle’s infectious humour takes an affable, yet sublimely sharp tilt at an Australia we all recognise.
'... comic and profound at the same time, and certainly a triumphant debut by John Doyle, old hand that he otherwise is, as a writer for the stage.' John McCallum, The Australian
'... enthralling theatre, neither taking itself too seriously nor missing the opportunity to proclaim a passionately held view of recent Australian history.' Mark Hopkins, Sydney Morning Herald
Read an extract of
The Pig Iron People (pdf)
Currency Press | 978-0-86819-842-2 | PB
Author
John Doyle is an actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as 'Rampaging Roy Slaven' of
Roy and HG fame (
This Sporting Life,
Club Buggery,
The Dream,
The Dream in Athens). As a screenwriter, John’s credits include the acclaimed mini-series
Changi and
Marking Time, as well as the documentary series
Two Men in a Tinnie and
Two Men in the Top End (written with Michael Cordell) in which he sets out to explore the Australian outback with biologist Tim Flannery.
The Pig Iron People is his first play.
For our author interview with John Doyle, click here.
|
|