Tim Winton’s play Shrine tests writer’s nerves and shines a light on road trauma

“As a playwright I make a pretty decent novelist,” says Tim Winton. “I don’t have any illusions about that.”

• Debbie Cuthbertson
• The Sydney Morning Herald

Speaking by phone from Western Australia’s Pilbara region on a bright blue day, the writer – one of Australia’s best-known literary figures – doesn’t sugarcoat his attempts at writing for the stage.

“Come on,” I retort. But it’s…

• Tim Winton’s play…