Top Silk

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Top Silk is a play by David Williamson concerning two lawyers.[1] It is not regarded as one of his strongest plays but was very successful commercially.[2]

Characters5M, 4F
Date premiered11 January 1989
Place premieredSeymour Centre, Sydney
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Top Silk
Written byDavid Williamson
Characters5M, 4F
Date premiered11 January 1989
Place premieredSeymour Centre, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
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Plot

A legal aid solicitor and a prominent barrister battle over their individual careers and the future of their teenage son.

Original cast

Reception

The play was better received in Melbourne than Sydney.[3]

Despite relatively poor reviews, including a negative critic from HG Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald, the 1989 production still earned over $2 million.[4]

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