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'Aspiring archaeologist Lola left home when she was only 20, much to the shame of her traditional Jordanian mother. Six years later, losing sleep and petrified by the judgement of her visiting ‘mad Arab’ Aunty Azza, Lola is forced to lie about her life, her career and the existence of her Aussie partner. Worst of all is the fear that she’s also lying to herself.
'Looking deep into the heart of Sydney and beyond, 'Jump for Jordan' unpacks the experience common to countless second-generation Australians of being caught between two cultures. Sifting through shifting layers of past and present, farce and fantasy, it’s one woman’s mad, messy excavation of her own history, and her attempt to piece together the broken bits of her identity. ' (Source: Griffin Theatre website)
Production Details
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Performed by the Griffin Theatre Company: SBW Stables Theatre. Preview: 14-18 February 2014. Season: 21 February - 29 March 2014.
Director: Iain Sinclair.
Designer: Pip Runciman.
Lighting Designer: Nicholas Rayment.
Composer: Nate Edmondson.
Cast includes Alice Ansara.
Scheduled for production as part of Darlinghurst Theatre Company's 2020 season.
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Donna Abela and Jump for Jordan
Dino Dimitriadis
(presenter),
2020
25305501
2020
single work
podcast
'In the second episode, Dino Dimitriadis speaks to Donna Abela about her play 'Jump for Jordan', the issue of Australian identity and the ebbs and flows of multiculturalism in the arts.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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The Dig for Identity
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 February 2014; (p. 11)
— Review of Jump for Jordan 2013 single work drama -
Shifting Sands of Migrant Life
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 February 2014; (p. 12)
— Review of Jump for Jordan 2013 single work drama -
Williamson Classic a Surprise Starter in Griffin Program
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 September 2013; (p. 14)
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Shifting Sands of Migrant Life
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 February 2014; (p. 12)
— Review of Jump for Jordan 2013 single work drama -
The Dig for Identity
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 February 2014; (p. 11)
— Review of Jump for Jordan 2013 single work drama -
Williamson Classic a Surprise Starter in Griffin Program
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3 September 2013; (p. 14) -
y
Donna Abela and Jump for Jordan
Dino Dimitriadis
(presenter),
2020
25305501
2020
single work
podcast
'In the second episode, Dino Dimitriadis speaks to Donna Abela about her play 'Jump for Jordan', the issue of Australian identity and the ebbs and flows of multiculturalism in the arts.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Awards
- 2015 winner AWGIE Awards — Stage Award
- 2015 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Multicultural NSW Award
- 2014 nominated Sydney Theatre Awards — Best New Australian Work
- 2013 winner Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
- Sydney, New South Wales,