''Soulmates'' is a play by Australian playwright
David Williamson
David Keith Williamson AO (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays.
Early life
David Williamson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 24 February 1942, and was brought ...
, published by
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Among the people satires are a critic, which was seen as a reflection of Williamson's battles with the critics over a long period of time.
Williamson later said he was "surprised that no one picked up ''Soulmates''" for a film. "It worked very well with audiences on stage and is a classic revenge story."
Plot
Set in Melbourne and New York, this is a tale of revenge as the best-selling expatriate author Katie Best engineers a scheme to bring her most craven critic Danny O'Loughlin undone.
First Production
''Soulmates'' was first produced by
Sydney Theatre Company, at the Drama Theatre,
Sydney Opera House, on 13 April 2002 with the following cast:
* HEATHER:
Jacki Weaver
Jacqueline Ruth Weaver (born 25 May 1947) is an Australian theatre, film and television actress. Weaver emerged in the 1970s as a symbol of the Australian New Wave through her work in Ozploitation films such as '' Stork'' (1971), ''Alvin Purp ...
* DANNY: William Zappa
* KATIE:
* GORDON:
Barry Quin
Barry Quin (born 1949) credited also as Barry Quinn, is a British-Australian actor and briefly producer who has appeared on stage and television and film, on the small screen he has featured in numerous TV series and mini-series, but he is best ...
* FIONA:
Deborah Kennedy
* GREG:
Jonathan Biggins
Jonathan Martin Biggins (born 14 September 1960) is an Australian actor, singer, writer, director and comedian. He has appeared on film, stage and television as well as in satirical sketch comedy television programmes.
He was born in Newcast ...
* MAX: Sean Taylor
* ATTENDANT:
Ben Fransham
Ben Fransham is a New Zealand actor known for his role as Petyr in the 2014 comedy ''What We Do in the Shadows''.
Early life and education
Fransham graduated from the New Zealand School of Dance in Wellington with a third-year scholarship dipl ...
"Review: ‘Soulmates’"
''Variety'', Michaela Boland, May 4, 2002
Director, Gale Edwards
Gale Edwards (born 14 November 1954) is an Australian theatre director, who has worked extensively throughout Australia and internationally. She has also directed for television and film.
Professional career
Edwards began her career at Adelaid ...
Set Designer, Brian Thomson
Lighting Designer, John Rayment
Sound Design, Paul Charlier
Assistant Director, Annabel Scholes
References
{{David Williamson
Plays by David Williamson
2002 plays