The harp in the south trilogy : the play / adapted by Kate Mulvany ; from the novels by Ruth Park.
Publication details: Sydney : Currency Press, 2018.Description: 228 pages ; 21 cmISBN:- 9781760622459
- 1760622451
- Harp in the south : trilogy
- Park, Ruth, 1917-2010. Harp in the south
- 2000-2099
- Drama -- English -- Australia -- 21st century -- Texts
- Irish -- Australia -- Drama
- Australian drama
- Families
- Irish drama
- Social conditions
- Irish drama -- Australia
- Families -- Drama
- Australian drama -- 21st century
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Drama
- Australia
- New South Wales -- Sydney
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- Drama
- Australian
- A822.4
- PR9599.M85 H37 2018
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 822.4 MUL | Available | 063688 |
The harp in the south -- Act one. Missus -- Act two. The harp in the south -- Act three. Poor man's orange.
A great Australian novel. A landmark theatre event. A portrait of Sydney as it once was. The Harp in the South Trilogy follows the trials and tribulations of the Darcy family over thirty years, from country New South Wales in the 1920s to the inner-city slums of Surry Hills in the 1950s. The beating heart of this exuberant play is its carousel of characters. From hard-boozing Hugh Darcy and his long-suffering 'Missus' Margaret, to their children, sensitive and romantic Roie, smart and sassy Dolour, and poor little Thady who ran out onto the overcrowded road and has been trying to find his way home ever since. Along the way there's the Chinese greengrocer Lick Jimmy, who tempts Dolour with his 'poor man's oranges', no-nonsense brothel madam Delie Stock, who tempts everyone with her girls, and handsome young Charlie Rothe, who tempts Roie with the promise of a better life. Kate Mulvany brings her trademark humour and tenderness to bear on Ruth Park's much-loved novels in this epic adaptation. Join the Darcy family as they journey through laughter and tragedy, booze and blood, poverty and cruelty, but most of all love.