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ABSTRACT
This paper examines the evolution of Australian approaches to the production of Shakespeare’s plays during and following the New Wave period. Theatre is a barometer and instigator of social change. By mapping Australia’s evolving sense of national identity and its changing relationship with its colonial masters against changes on the stage, we can gain insight into Australia’s evolving cultural relationship with Shakespeare. Tracing the trend from reverence to irreverence to ownership, this paper supplies a background to this evolution that continues to play out on the stage in contemporary Australian productions of Shakespeare.
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Amy Perry
Amy Perry is an actor and educator, currently teaching Drama in Sydney, Australia. She holds an MA in Shakespeare and Theatre from the Shakespeare Institute (UBham), a Grad Cert in Indigenous Education (MU) in addition to her acting performance degree (BA Performance, Theatre Nepean, UWS) and her teaching qualifications (BTeach, UWS).