Sharon Pollock is one of a growing number of Canadian writers who reach readers and audiences in imaginatively and strikingly unconventional manners. In her particular case, artistic diversity and ori...
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In the following essay, Page details the storylines of a handful of Pollock's earlier plays, and considers the social and political motivations behind them.
Sharon Pollock may be an under-estim...
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In the following excerpt, Sidnell outlines flaws in the Avon Theatre's production of Pollock's One Tiger to a Hill and the weaknesses intrinsic to the play itself.
The third Canadian pla...
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In the following excerpt, Saddlemyer briefly makes comparisons between Pollock's Walsh and George Ryga's Indian. Saddlemyer then explores the circumstances that lead up to the murders in...
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In the following excerpt, Nothof studies the differences between man's and womans relationship with the land. By evaluating Canadian plays including Pollock's Generations, Nothof suggest...
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In the following essay, Budhiraja discusses a production of Generations in India and details how the Indian audience related to the Canadian drama.
M.S. University Baroda, in the state of Gujarat, has...
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In the following review, Goldie compares and contrasts Pollock's Fair Liberty's Call with the works of two other prominent Canadian playwrights.
My title is a somewhat oblique reference ...
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In the following essay, Nunn appraises Pollock's plays published together in Blood Relations and Other Plays. Nunn concentrates on the oppressive forces that assault Pollock's characters...
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In the following essay, Bessai analyzes Pollock's addressing of feminist, social, political, and familial issues in her works, and surveys Pollock's experimentation with dramatic techniq...
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In the following essay, Gilbert provides an overview of Pollock's plays, offers insights recurring themes and styles in her works, and comments on Pollock's evolution as a playwright.
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In the following excerpt, Bessai expounds upon the feminist aspects of Pollock's Blood Relations, Whiskey Six Cadenza, and Doc.
Prologue
In Canada the fortunes of women playwrights, like those ...
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In the following essay, Nothof presents three examples (Walsh, The Komagata Maru Incident, and Fair Liberty's Call) in which Pollock blends historical documentation with fictional embellishment...
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In the following essay, Kerr analyzes Blood Relations and Doc to reveal the correlation between Pollock's use of non-traditional theater styles and techniques with her plays about women who bre...
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In the following excerpt, Messenger briefly recounts the flaws in the original production of Walsh, but enthusiastically praises Pollock's rewrites and changes in script and finds the restructu...
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In the following excerpt, Nunn examines the documentary genre in Canadian theater and illustrates the importance of audience inclusion in Pollock's The Komagata Maru Incident.
Documentary theat...
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(Mary) Sharon Pollock
