Language English Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 2003 Genre Play Country Australia | Publication date 2003 ISBN 978-0-86819-698-5 Publisher Currency Press | |
Cover artist Design: Kate Florance. Cover image shows: William Zappa as Danny and Jacki Weaver as Heather in the 2002 Sydney Theatre Company production of Soulmates. Photo: Tracey Schramm. Similar After the Ball, Birthrights, The Perfectionist, Prayer: A Force That Causes C, Larvae And Evolution | ||
Soulmates is a play by Australian playwright David Williamson, published by Currency Press and set in the world of publishing.
Contents
Among the people satired 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
DANNY: William Zappa
KATIE: Amanda Muggleton
GORDON: Barry Quin
FIONA: Deborah Kennedy
GREG: Jonathan Biggins
MAX: Sean Taylor
ATTENDANT: Ben Fransham
Director, Gale Edwards
Set Designer, Brian Thomson
Lighting Designer, John Rayment
Sound Design, Paul Charlier
Assistant Director, Annabel Scholes