Like the play it emerges from Henry Lawson’s legendary short story, The Drover’s Wife, (1893) a tale of deprivation and loneliness and courage in the Australian bush. ![]() She is prolific.Īnd now there is the novel. Her credits as a writer, actor and director for the stage, film and TV include film and TV that I’ve seen: Jindabyne, Redfern Now, and Cleverman. Though I didn’t know Purcell’s name until she picked up these prestigious literary awards, I did know her work as a scriptwriter. The feature film based on the play is due for release in 2020. ![]() ![]() The Drover’s Wife was first premiered at the Belvoir St Theatre in 2016, and won numerous awards in 2017 including the NSW Premier’s Award for Playwriting and Book of the Year and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Drama and the Victorian Prize for Literature. The Drover’s Wife, the legend of Molly Johnson by Indigenous author Leah Purcell has an unusual genesis in a prize-winning play.
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