Top Silk

Top Silk
Top Silk
Original language	English
Written by	David Williamson
Characters	5M, 4F
Premiere
Date	11 January 1989
Place	Seymour Centre, Sydney

Top Silk is a play by David Williamson concerning two lawyers. It is not regarded as one of his strongest plays but was very successful commercially.

Plot

A legal aid solicitor and a prominent barrister battle over their individual careers and the future of their teenage son.

Original cast

Helmut Bakaitis
Tina Bursill
John Clayton
John Howard
Simon Kay
Barbara Lowing
Vince Martin
Geoff Morrell
Leo Wockner

Reception

The play was better received in Melbourne than Sydney.

Despite relatively poor reviews, including a negative critic from HG Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald, the 1989 production still earned over $2 million.

References

↑ Top Silk at AusStage
↑ Cochrane, Peter (14 March 1997). "Williamson's World". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 15.
↑ "WILLIAMSON'S LATEST PLAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 622. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 June 1989. p. 1 (GOOD TIMES). Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "A Tall Poppy Among the Critics". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1990. p. 38 (Good Weekend).

External links

Top Silk at AustLit

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[1] Top Silk at AusStage

[2] Cochrane, Peter (14 March 1997). "Williamson's World". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 15.

[3] "WILLIAMSON'S LATEST PLAY". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 622. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 June 1989. p. 1 (GOOD TIMES). Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "A Tall Poppy Among the Critics". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1990. p. 38 (Good Weekend).