Summer Of The Seventeenth doll has been regarded as both a masterpiece and as a turning point in Australian history. It has boosted Australian theatre to another level and genre of performance that Australian theatre would not have been able to achieve alone. The doll managed to astound audiences by its distinctiveness. It managed to explore situations and aspects that the audience had never before entered. It was stylistically new and different, which caused plenty …showed first 75 words of 1458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1458 total…'masterpiece and turning point in Australian theatre'; its vivid reality, colour, language and themes contribute to the success it has received. The Doll managed to turn about a breakthrough in Australian theatre, and inspired playwrights to mould their work into realism, and thought provoking, satire nourished plays. The Dolls success is evident to this very moment, that years later, it is still a common, historical play that students in Australia study and assess with diligence!