In Beauty It Is Finished is a three-act play by mid-twentieth century Australian playwright George Landen Dann.
[1] In Beauty It Is Finished follows the story of Marion, a young white woman who lives for alternating years in Brisbane and with her parents on Moreton Island.
When the play was written in the 1930s, Queensland Indigenous Australians lived under the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897.
"[3] In Beauty It Is Finished was a highly controversial play at the time of its release, receiving many negative newspaper reviews.
[4] In 1977, from 25 March to 23 April, Brisbane's La Boite Theatre Company produced In Beauty It Is Finished as part of the season Three Australian Plays.