On his 70th birthday, his eldest daughter attempts to shelter an asylum seeker, originally from Nauru, from the Australian Border Patrol, which causes familial strife.
[4] Williamson said, “What kind of country have we become, to send people fleeing persecution to Nauru?” In particular he family of Tamil asylum seekers from Biloela.
There are lots of blackly funny moments based on the ideological positions of the children, which differ so widely.” [5] Williamson also wanted to explore the growth of religion in Australia.“ The influence of evangelism seems to be growing.
Australia today is a deeply divided nation.”[6] The play had its world premiere at the Griffin.
“John Bell’s production of The Removalists in 1972 was on that stage – back when it was called the Nimrod Theatre – and that established me as a writer more than anything else.