Top Silk

Top Silk is a play by David Williamson concerning two lawyers.[1] It is not regarded as one of his strongest plays but was very successful commercially.[2]

Top Silk
Written byDavid Williamson
Characters5M, 4F
Date premiered11 January 1989
Place premieredSeymour Center, Sydney
Original languageEnglish

Plot

A legal aid solicitor and a prominent barrister battle over their individual careers and the future of their teenage son.

Reception

The play was better received in Melbourne than Sydney.[3]

Despite relatively poor reviews, including a negative critic from HG Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald, the 1989 production still earned over $2 million.[4]

References

  1. Top Silk at AusStage
  2. Cochrane, Peter (14 March 1997). "Williamson's World". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 15.
  3. "WILLIAMSON'S LATEST PLAY". The Canberra Times. 63 (19, 622). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 June 1989. p. 1 (GOOD TIMES). Retrieved 17 October 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "A Tall Poppy Among the Critics". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1990. p. 38 (Good Weekend).


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