‘The Play’s The Thing’ - Playwright and Screenwriter, David Williamson

STAGES with Peter Eyers · Apr 4, 2023 · 48m

David Keith Williamson was born in Melbourne on 24 February 1942 and brought up in Bairnsdale. He studied mechanical engineering and psychology at the University of Melbourne and Monash University, graduating in mechanical engineering in 1964. He lectured in both these subjects and worked as a design engineer for General Motors.

His first play, The Indecent Exposure of Anthony East, was produced by the Tin Alley Players at Melbourne University’s Union Theatre in 1968.

David Williamson’s career as a dramatist began when La Mama produced three of his short plays and The Coming of Stork in 1970…