Top Silk

Top Silk is a play by David Williamson concerning two lawyers. It is not regarded as one of his strongest plays but was very successful commercially.

Plot
A legal aid solicitor and a prominent barrister battle over their individual careers and the future of their teenage son.

Original cast

 * Helmut Bakaitis
 * Tina Bursill
 * John Clayton
 * John Howard
 * Simon Kay
 * Barbara Lowing
 * Vince Martin
 * Geoff Morrell
 * Leo Wockner

Reception
The play was better received in Melbourne than Sydney.

Despite relatively poor reviews, including a negative critic from HG Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald, the 1989 production still earned over $2 million.