National. In 1998, the novel was adapted into a stage play by Nick Enright and Justin Monjo, which opened in Sydney in January 1998 under the direction of Neil Armfield, produced by Company B and Black Swan Theatre for the Sydney Festival, and published by Currency Press. The play won several awards, including an AWGIE Award in 1999, and the Helpmann Award for Best Play and Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2002. In 2019 and 2020, the play was revived in a Black Swan State Theatre Company and Malthouse Theatre co-production under the direction of Matthew Lutton, staged from February 21 to March 15, 2020 at His Majesty's Theatre as a part of Perth Festival. A three-part television miniseries was made for the Showcase subscription television channel, which first screened from 22 May 2011. In May 2016, an operatic version with music by George Palmer was premiered in Adelaide by the State Opera of South Australia. References 1991 Australian novels Australian culture Australian historical novels Australian literature Australian novels adapted into television shows Family saga novels Miles Franklin Award-winning works Novels about families Novels adapted into operas Novels adapted into radio programs Novels by Tim Winton Novels set during the Korean War Novels set during World War II Novels set in Western Australia Perth, Western Australia in fiction