Cruise Control (play)
Cruise Control is a 2014 play by David Williamson.[1]
| Cruise Control | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Date premiered | April 2014 |
| Place premiered | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
Plot
Three couples - one Australian, one English, one American - encounter each other on a cruise.
Background
Williamson said he was inspired by a cruise he took with his wife Kristin. When they arrived on board, they discovered that the dining seat allocations were fixed for the cruise. “You either dine with those people for seven nights in a row or you starve,” Williamson says. “You’re thrust into a situation where you have to coexist with people you don’t know, and I thought it was a great dramatic situation, if people find out that they absolutely loathe each other and things go from bad to worse.”[2]
In 2005 Williamson had written an article about a cruise trip he took which had attracted criticism.[3]
References
- Ben Neutze, "David Williamson on writing, directing and cruising", Crikey 10 April 2014 Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 August 2014
- Neutze, Ben (April 10, 2014). "David Williamson on writing, directing and cruising". Daily Review.
- Williamson, David (12 October 2005). "David Williamson: Why I "aspire" to be non-aspirational". Crikey.
External links
- Review of 2014 Sydney production at Sydney Morning Herald
- Review of 2014 Sydney production at Stage Noise
- Review of 2014 Sydney production at Aussie Theatre
- Review of 2014 Sydney production at Daily Review