Australia

The continent of Australia is the primary broad-strokes physical setting for the play. At the time in which the play is set, Australia was being explored and colonized, meaning that its physical and geographical environment would have been both a mystery and a danger to the characters.

Sydney

The action of the play is set primarily within the colony of settlers and convicts established on the site of what became one of Australia's biggest cities. At the time in which the play is set, Sydney was a relatively small, relatively rough community, populated primarily by expatriates from England, convicts and captors alike.

Clark's Hut

Several important scenes and confrontations take place in Clark's hut. Most are in the play's early stages, in which Clark uses his hut as both a refuge from the troubles and stresses of the colony and as a place where he feels he can...