After the Ball (play)

After the Ball
Author David Williamson
Cover artist Cover photograph shows Penny Everingham as Kate (older) and Billie Brown as Stephen (older) in the 1997 Queensland Theatre Company production. Photo: Rob MacColl.
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Play
Publisher Currency Press
Publication date
1997
Media type Print (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-86819-537-7

After the Ball is a play by Australian playwright David Williamson, published by Currency Press in 1997.[1] Williamson wrote the play in response to his mother's death.[2]

Plot

The play is about Stephen, who has, with ill grace, returned home to his mother's deathbed. As he and his sister rake through the family photographs and childhood memories, they find conflicting versions of their parents’ unhappy marriage.

First Production

After the Ball was first produced by Queensland Theatre Company at the Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, on 3 July 1997 with the following cast:

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