Certain ideologies in the past continue to have consequences in the lives of many today. This is the case with Western Australia's policy of resettlement for Aboriginal people during the 1930's. Jack Davis, an Aboriginal playwright, constructed the play No Sugar to challenge the view that this resettlement is acceptable. Davis uses dramatic techniques such as costume, setting, movement and symbolism to confront an audience of the injustice of resettlement and therefore initiate the process of attitudinal change towards the current Aboriginal situation. Drama is an effective vehicle for instigating this change as it is a multi-sensory experience and engages the audience more effectively than the written word.

It is true, of course, that novels establish well developed character relationships. However, drama is a more effective vehicle for building character relationships as it allows for non-verbal communication as well as dialogue. In Davis' No Sugar, the tension between...