In the Guardian's new series, Future plays, writers introduce extracts from their scripts. The series starts with the long journey behind a historical prison drama Some time ago, I was asked what my new play was about. "Sheep on fire in penal Australia," I drily replied. "Good title," I was told. So I kept it. I had been introduced to Robert Hughes's book The Fatal Shore. I was particularly struck by the story of Nor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM on October 5, 2020