Item #103635 The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea: The Play. Randolph Stow, Dickon Oxenburgh, Andrew Ross, Robert Juniper.

The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea: The Play

Sydney: Currency Press, 2006. Octavo, stiff pictorial wraps, b&w illus, pp ix, 95. Near fine condition.

Adapted by Dickon Oxenburgh and Andrew Ross from Randolph Stow's classic novel, The Merry-Go-Round in the Sea captures the restless spirit of post-war Australia. A semi-autobiographical account of Rob Coram's growth from the age of six to fourteen, in the West Australian coastal town of Geraldton, and its surrounding pastoral districts, in the 1930s and l940s. Includes photographs from Black Swan Theatre Company's 1997 and 2003 productions of the play, with sets designed by Robert Juniper. Item #103635

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