Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Dreamers (play)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was no consensus. Davewild (talk) 12:36, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Dreamers (play)[edit]

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I put a prod up then I saw there was one already, anyway my reason was: A play with no references to be found anywhere long tagged for notability along with nothing indicating it reaches wiki standards

When I looked this up I got a few hits but not many followed by this text at the bottom: In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the removal(s) at ChillingEffects.org. Wgolf (talk) 22:26, 14 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:52, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arts-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 02:53, 15 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep.

Hailed as groundbreaking 30 years later, "We Are Survivors premiered to a full house in the Peacock Theatre in 1984 for the Salamanca Arts Festival, as Everett's specific Tasmanian response to Jack Davis' groundbreaking play The Dreamers." Fitzgibbon, Rebecca (14 November 2012), "Still writing cultural wrongs", Hobart Mercury. Noted as an example of political Indigenous wrighting 24 years later "Indigenous playwrights have been political since their plays started appearing in numbers in the 1970s, he says, citing Kevin Gilbert's The Cherry Pickers and Jack Davis's WA trilogy of plays: The Dreamers, Kullark and No Sugar." Laurie, Victoria (6 November 2006), "Grander plans for Yirra Yaakin", The Australian Called award winning. "At the time, even adult Aboriginal theatre had barely emerged on stage, although local writers such as Jack Davis and Jimmy Chi had pioneered award-winning work like The Dreamers and the Broome musical Bran Nu Dae." Laurie, Vickie (26 August 2005), "TROUPE A REAL PLAYER - ENTREPRENEUR - FOR BUSINESS OWNERS", The Australian

"The Dreamers was so successful it attracted national and overseas interest, being produced over the next few years in Melbourne, Vancouver and London." Banks, Ron (23 March 2000), "Drama Over Davis Play", The West Australian

Been on HSC curriculims in NSW (Raethel, Stephanie (15 August 1997), "HSC English List Dusted Off To Make Way For 26 New Titles", Sydney Morning Herald and Byers, Fabian; Johnstone, Glenda; Bradshaw, Catherine; Lovell, Gil (15 August 2000), "HSC English List Dusted Off To Make Way For 26 New Titles", Daily Telegraph)

Wesley Enoch's 2002 revival (20 years after it's first production) got a lot of coverage.

"Dreamers still powerful.", Mosman Daily, 11 April 2002

Kablean, Carrie (7 April 2002), "A gentle play with kid glove punches", Sunday Telegraph

Jones, Deborah (5 April 2002), "Young and the feckless.", The Australian

Hallett, Bryce (1 April 2002), "Dreamers Open Our Eyes To A Harsh Reality", Sydney Morning Herald

Keenan, Catherine (15 March 2002), "Plumbing The Past To Find A Way Forward", Sydney Morning Herald

Our Australian Theatre in the 1990s. Issue 7 of Australian playwrights, ed Veronica Kelly, [1] cites reviews of a 1996 production. [2]

Maybe the best is pages 142-146 in Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre 1967-1990 by Maryrose Casey [3]. A lot of details about the play.

For those with access, AustLit may have more. duffbeerforme (talk) 03:28, 16 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 17:09, 22 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Spirit of Eagle (talk) 04:09, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.