Van Dieman's Land is a 1830 British play by William Thomas Moncrieff. It was set in Tasmania and concerned the bushranger Matthew Howes.[1]
The play was acclaimed at the time and is one of the best known early plays set in Australia.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. pp. 4–6.
- ↑ "Drama of Van Diemen's Land". Colonial Times. Vol. 16, no. 814. Tasmania, Australia. 30 November 1831. p. 3. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Drama". The Sydney Monitor. Vol. IV, no. 439. New South Wales, Australia. 21 December 1831. p. 2 (Morning). Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Moncrieff, W. T. (1831), Van Diemen's Land : an operatic drama in three acts, Rex Nan Kivell Collection, London: John Cumberland, nla.obj-41485955, retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Trove (complete text)
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