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The Coming of Stork was the first play written by David Williamson.[1]
| The Coming of Stork | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Characters | 2W 5M |
| Date premiered | 25 September 1970 |
| Place premiered | La Mama, Melbourne |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
| Setting | Melbourne, Australia |
The cast for the original production included Alan Finney, Bruce Spence and Peter Cummins.
It was adapted into a feature film in 1971 starring Bruce Spence.[2][3]
A socially awkward and loudly left wing student comes to share a flat with three of his University friends with disastrous results.
Williamson was asked to write a ten minute script for a Carlton theatre and ended up writing a full length play.[4]
The play was autobiographical.[5]
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