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Leo Bailey is one of Australia’s greatest living artists, whose genius battles to survive the effects of alcohol, cynicism and self-loathing.
Only one of his many children, his daughter Margo, is prepared to help, but she does so at arm's length. Margo finds a live-in-minder, Therese who is fresh out of prison and desperate for a home. Then along comes Karl, a handyman who has the job of removing a valuable mural but who keeps returning with offers of practical friendship.
A funny and deeply moving play about friendship, ego, art and the secret longing for a better life.
‘Like her character Leo Bailey, playwright Debra Oswald reveals the luminous inner beauty of ordinary men and women emotionally scarred by life.’ – Mark Hopkins,
Sydney Morning Herald
Winner of the Griffin Award (2003)
Currency Press | 978-0-86819-761-6 | PB
AuthorDebra Oswald is a Sydney-based playwright and author. She began writing as a teenager and her first play was workshopped at the Australian National Playwrights Conference when she was 17, and it was later broadcast on ABC Radio. Since then she has made her living as a writer for film, television, stage and radio as well as publishing a number of novels for children.
Debra has written extensively for the stage and is best known for her play
Dags, which has had many productions both in Australia and overseas. Her other plays include
Sweet Road,
Gary's House,
Mr Bailey’s Minder and
Peach Season. Her prize-winning youth theatre play
Skate toured to Belfast in 2005. Her television credits include
Palace of Dreams,
Bananas in Pyjamas,
Police Rescue,
The Secret Life of Us and various dramas for ABC TV Education.
Debra is also the author of the children's novels
Me and Barry Terrific,
The Return of the Baked Bean,
The Redback Leftovers and
The Fifth Quest as well three Aussie Bites —
Nathan and the Ice Rockets, Frank and the Emergency Joke and
Frank and the Secret Club.
For a rich guide to understanding more about the work of Debra Oswald visit the 'What I wrote' series website where you can download Teacher's Notes, watch a trailer for the DVD and read information on the authors. |