‘At last Australian drama has been born,’ exclaimed a critic at the premiere of The Touch of Silk in 1928. This is the original 1928 version of the play about a homesick French war bride who is exposed to the ignorant cruelty of a drought-stricken Mallee town.
The Touch Of Silk
$24.99
ISBN: 9780868191546
Author: Betty Roland
Publication Date: 25/11/1974
Edition: Standard
Publisher: Currency Press
Extent: 117pp.
Availability: Available
Cast Info: 5F , 7M
SKU: BK9
Categories: Currency Press, Drama, Plays, Plays by women, Significant female role/s
Tags: Betty Roland, Currency Press, Scripts
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