The Drover's Wife (Play) Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell’s play “The Drover’s Wife” is a post-colonial and feminist redefining of Henry Lawson’s short story of the same name. The play is centered around the hardships that Molly encounters at the time she is solely responsible for raising...

The protagonist in “The Drover’s Wife” by Leah Purcell is Molly, known as the drover’s wife, whose perspective dominates the entire play. The play is centered around the hardships that she encounters at the time she is solely responsible for...