Janus Imprint

Publisher of Heritage Australian Drama and Theatre History

Established in 2019, Janus Imprint is a boutique publisher specialising in Australian theatre history, biography and drama, with a major ambition to make available previously unpublished or inaccessible Australian heritage plays (1880-1955). ‍

Fully edited, with commentary, historical context, biographies and annotations, these texts are available in a convenient downloadable PDF format. Translations of classic European drama by Australian playwrights and dramaturgs will also form part of the Janus Imprint Catalogue.

Featured publications

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'Those Enterprising Impresario's' The MacMahon Brothers: The 1891 Australian tour of Ee Rice's Evangeline

'Those Enterprising Impresario's' The MacMahon Brothers: The 1891 Australian tour of Ee Rice's Evangeline

Digital

$ 15.00 AUD

POSSUM PADDOCK by Kate Howarde (1919)

POSSUM PADDOCK by Kate Howarde (1919)

Digital

$ 10.00 AUD

Louis Esson: Prose

Louis Esson: Prose

Digital

$ 20.00 AUD

Louis Esson: Verse

Louis Esson: Verse

Digital

$ 15.00 AUD

Diggers' Rest by Louis Esson

Diggers' Rest by Louis Esson

Digital

$ 10.00 AUD

Noel Hodda Plays By Noel Hodda

Noel Hodda Plays By Noel Hodda

Physical

$ 24.00 AUD

LEON BRODZKY: Plays The Humour of It (1912) Rebel Smith (1925)

LEON BRODZKY: Plays The Humour of It (1912) Rebel Smith (1925)

Digital

$ 10.00 AUD

Griffin Rising: The First Decade of the Griffin Theatre Company

Griffin Rising: The First Decade of the Griffin Theatre Company

Physical

$ 45.00 AUD

Griffin Redux: The Ros Horin Years 1989-2003

Griffin Redux: The Ros Horin Years 1989-2003

Physical

$ 52.00 AUD

Latest News

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Griffin Remix: The 40 Year Milestone—Griffin Theatre Company 2004-2019

The much anticipated third volume of John Senczuk’s history of the Griffin Theatre Company will be launched in November 2024.

The Provincial Theatre Movement

An Introduction to the National Drama

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