Gary has failed in everything he has attempted. But when he inherits a block of land, he gets an urge to build a nest with Sue-Anne, his angry and pregnant girlfriend.
Gary’s House is a story about Aussie battlers—battling with each other, the elements and the world in their quest to turn a dream into reality. What begins as satire becomes a moving drama told with humour, compassion and loving detail by a highly original and insightful playwright.
‘Debra Oswald has given birth to an important and deeply involving play which … just about knocks you over with its unleashed excellence, and both the courage and wisdom of its convictions.’ — Richard Waller, Courier-Mail
‘… a play which never falters in its larger sweeps of meaning or in the potent daring of its emotional embrace. The language truly lives and breathes, and the predicaments are genuine.’ — James Waites, Sydney Morning Herald
‘The play… reminds us that sometimes simplicity and honesty, in theatre-making as well as in life, can be the strongest force… It is very moving and very funny, and it deserves a wide audience.’ — John McCallum, The Australian
Genre: General Fiction
Gary’s House is a story about Aussie battlers—battling with each other, the elements and the world in their quest to turn a dream into reality. What begins as satire becomes a moving drama told with humour, compassion and loving detail by a highly original and insightful playwright.
‘Debra Oswald has given birth to an important and deeply involving play which … just about knocks you over with its unleashed excellence, and both the courage and wisdom of its convictions.’ — Richard Waller, Courier-Mail
‘… a play which never falters in its larger sweeps of meaning or in the potent daring of its emotional embrace. The language truly lives and breathes, and the predicaments are genuine.’ — James Waites, Sydney Morning Herald
‘The play… reminds us that sometimes simplicity and honesty, in theatre-making as well as in life, can be the strongest force… It is very moving and very funny, and it deserves a wide audience.’ — John McCallum, The Australian
Genre: General Fiction
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