''Inheritance'' is a two act play by Australian playwright

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. It is a family saga set in Victoria's Mallee region. The original

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(MTC) production opened at the Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne in March 2003, before moving the following month to the

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's Drama Theatre for the

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. Directed by Simon Phillips, the cast included

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, Wayne Blair,

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, Nick Farnell, Katherine Fyffe,

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and

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. At the 2004 Helpmann Awards, ''Inheritance'' was named Best New Australian Work, and the MTC's production Best Play.

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