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Sue Smith's Hydra: how love, pain and sacrifice produced an Australian classic

  • Written by Alastair Blanshard, Paul Eliadis Chair of Classics and Ancient History Deputy Head of School, The University of Queensland
Sue Smith's play recreates wild years spent on the island of Hydra, which became an artist's refuge.Jeff Busby

Review: Hydra, Queensland Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia


Running through Hydra, the new play by Australian playwright Sue Smith, is the myth of Icarus, the boy who flew so high that his wings melted and he crashed to...

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