When London calls : the expatriation of Australian creative artists to Britain
"For thousands of young Australians the tearful dockside farewell was a rite of passage as they boarded ships bound for London. For some the journey was an extended holiday, but for many actors, painters, musicians, writers and journalists, leaving Australia seemed to be the only path to personal and professional fulfilment
Print Book, English, 1999
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1999
Biography
xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780521620314, 9780521629782, 0521620317, 0521629780
41565242
1. Introduction; Part I. Leaving: 2. An Australian theatre or a career on stage?; 3. Sydney or Fleet Street?; 4. Musical directions; 5. Patterns of discovery: artists and writers; Part II. Climbing: 6. Grander stages; 7. Long and winding musical roads; 8. The yellow brick road to the land of OZ and beyond; 9. Journalists' journeys; 10. Crucible to firmament: Barry Humphries, Germaine Greer and Clive James and the expatriate search for fame; Part III. Complicating … Solving: 11. Home and identity.