The seventeenth doll6/30/2023 ![]() The driving force behind the play is surely the desperate sadness which permeates the very heart of the play. The Driving Force Behind Summer of the Seventeenth Doll is Sadness However, back for their seventeenth summer, it seems time has finally caught up with them. This is a play about ordinary people, which people can immediately relate to.įor sixteen summers, Roo and Barney have spent their long layoff from the cane-cutting season down in Melbourne having a high old time with two Carlton barmaids, Olive and Nancy. This is not necessarily because of its Australian-‘ness’, but more because of its series of universals. However, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (‘The Doll’) still captures an audience. It is surely dated, with many colloquialisms and morals of the times not heard of today. ![]() This ground-breaking piece of Australian drama premiered at MTC in 1955. ![]() Summer of the Seventeenth Doll – A Play by Ray Lawler Why is Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Still Relevant Today? ![]()
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