The Governor's Family

The Governor's Family is a play by Beatrix Christian about a family in colonial Sydney   towards the end of the Nineteenth Century, and the social, moral and political issues of that time.

It is a play about change, particularly the generational change represented by the parents' ties with Britain, and the past, and the views and attitudes of the children as Australia moves away from its ties with Britain.

Although the play does have a specific setting in time and place, it could be about any Australian family, in any place, and the issues it raises are as relevant now as they were when the play was set.

"It is a major new play, reaching back to the 1890s to give us a powerful story for the ...turn of the millennium. It offers hope for a future that is looking rather grim to Australians who care about  private and public truth and morality."

John McCallum, The Australian, May 16, 1997