The Removalists
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The Removalists is a 1971 Australian stage play by David Williamson that explores police corruption and domestic violence through darkly comic, confrontational drama.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Removalists canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian play
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black comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Removalists (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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drama ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Constable Neville Ross
NERFINISHED
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Fiona Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Dan Simmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Removalist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary Australian drama ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
naturalistic dialogue
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realist staging ⓘ sudden eruptions of violence ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic abuse
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gender relations ⓘ institutional corruption ⓘ working-class life in Australia ⓘ |
| isOneOf | David Williamson's best-known plays ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
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authority ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ masculinity ⓘ police corruption ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Australian social attitudes
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depiction of police brutality ⓘ use of violence on stage ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian New Wave theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting | suburban Australia ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary Australia of the early 1970s ⓘ |
| tone |
confrontational
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darkly comic ⓘ |
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