Locally written, Mason’s intention in this work was to demonstrate the effect of the restrictive puritanical attitudes of the church on the burgeoning colonial society of early Otago.
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The Merchant of Venice (1979)
Bassinio, a spendthrift Venetian, borrows a large sum of money fom Shylock, a Jew, (a moneylender, much abused by those who make use of him), to enable him to court a rich heiress, Portia, living in Belmont (bot far from Venice). He pursuades his friend Antoniom a rich merchant, to stand surety fro him, but...
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China Dances and 3 Short
China Dances, published by John McIndoe Ltd and previously performed by Margaret Barr and New Theatre Group, Auckalnd, 1943. All I ask is my Legal Rights, set in a moto-camp in Coromandel; Set about with Lilies, set in the palace of King Solomon in Biblical times; and Squire Speaks, a radio play published by Caxton...
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The Trojan Women
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Measure for Measure (1978)
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The Business of Good Government
The play shows a small kingdom under pressure from the Empire of Rome and Persia. Its well-meaning leader is overtaken by ‘events beyond his control.’ But then, even the wise men are puzzled…