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REALISM
by Paul Galloway
In the summer of 1939 in a small Moscow theatre a company of actors begins rehearsals of a new play to commemorate Stalin’s sixtieth birthday. It’s a tough gig, because for Soviet artists working towards the Radiant Future the old showbiz maxim ‘the show must go on’ is an order you can’t refuse.
Another opening, another show trial! Realism is a comedy of nerves, a backstage farce set in a pressure cooker. It’s about the spirit that makes art live and the forces that want to crush it.
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Awards
2009 VIC Premier's Literary Award - Louis Esson Prize for Drama (shortlist) 2009 QLD Premier's Literary Award - Drama Award 2008 WA Premier's Literary Awards - Script Award (shortlist) 2007 Wal Cherry Award - Best New Play
| ISBN | 9780868198521 |
| Length | full length |
| Cast | 6M, 3F |
| Publisher | Currency Press |
This title appears in:
Queensland Premier's Literary Award - Best Drama (2009 winner)
Wal Cherry Best Unproduced Play of the Year (2007 winner)
Louis Esson Prize for Drama (2009 nominee)
