Published: May 13, 2019
Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne
Stage adaptation of the beloved story grapples with colonisation, but like all Winton’s books, it is essentially about the men
I know it’s deeply un-Australian of me, but I’ve never quite understood the appeal of Tim Winton’s stories.
Of all his books, the picaresque epic Cloudstreet is the crowd favourite. For many people, a nimbus of feeling surrounds its mere mention: the intergenerational story of the Pickles and Lamb families functions as a cultural touchstone, a reflection of us, imbued with a potent mixture of nostalgia, sentiment and hope.
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