Papers of Alexander Buzo, 1968-2001. 1968-2001.

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Papers of Alexander Buzo, 1968-2001. 1968-2001.

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The collection includes an amount of working material on Buzo's plays, including: scripts, drafts and sketches, correspondence with producers, and photographs of productions. Three plays have significant background material: Makassar Reef, Rooted and Coralie Lansdowne Says No. There are also programs, publicity and newsclippings. Folder 10 includes photographs of Buzo. The collection comprises papers relating to Buzo's career as a playwright and author. There are manuscript and typescript drafts of his plays and novels, newspaper cuttings, promotional material, which includes posters and programs, photographs and reviews of performances of his plays. The correspondence in the collection documents Buzo's friendships with many other writers. Correspondents include Peter Corris, Michael Costigan, Diana Day, Geoffrey Dutton, Sandy Gore, Jonathon Hales, David Hare, Jack Hibberd, Ray Lawler, Valerie Lawson, Kathy Lette, Robin Lovejoy, Bruce Mason, Roger Milliss, Stephen Murray-Smith, Louis Nowra, Harold Pinter, Robert Quentin and John Tranter.

1.02 m. (5 boxes + 1 folio box.

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Buzo, Alexander, 1944-2006

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Alex Buzo is one of Australia's leading playwrights. When it was performed in Queensland in 1968, Buzo's first major production, Norm and Ahmed, came to national attention as a result of a prosecution for obscenity. The case reached the High Court of Australia, where it was dismissed. Since the early 1970s, Buzo has written many plays including The front room boys and Rooted (1969), Macquarie (1972), Coralie Lansdowne says no (1974), Martello Towers (1976), Makassar Reef and Big Riv...