AustLit
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
A collaborative project involving the Sydney Theatre Company and the Australian Defence Force. Written by playwright Daniel Keene, the cast will include ADF personnel who have been physically maimed or psychologically traumatised whilst serving in the ADF.
Notes
-
Judge's report : Victorian Premier's Literary Award 2015 : It’s appropriate that this exceptional work is prefaced by lines from Homer’s The Odyssey; it is a modern epic, utterly timely yet transcendent of its historical moment. Developed through extensive collaboration with Australian soldiers who have been deployed across the globe, The Long Way Home skilfully re-articulates their experiences in a dazzling succession of very memorable vignettes. It is not polemic, but neither is it apolitical. To muster the levels of compassion demanded by this project itself requires great and unflinching bravery, and Keene has risen to the task admirably. There are neither heroes nor villains in this telling, but the gradual accretion of intimate moments produces an expansive tapestry illustrating the ways in which vast power structures shape all of our lives.
Production Details
-
A Sydney Theatre Company and Australian Department of Defence production.
Performed by the Sydney Theatre Company 7 - 15 February 2014.
Performed at the Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide (presented by the State Theatre Company of South Australia in association with Adelaide Festival), 1 - 5 April 2014.
Director: Stephen Rayne.
Designer: Renee Mulder.
Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper.
Sound Designer: Steve Francis.
Leading supporters: Lockheed Martin, Qantas, Thales.
Associate sponsors: Allens, BAE Systems, Boeing, Medibank, Tenix, UNSW.
Contributing sponsor: Audi Centre Canberra.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Stalked by Strangers
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Monthly , April no. 99 2014; (p. 48-49)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
Bringing Home the Agonies of Life After War
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 March 2014; (p. 45)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
'Rehearsals Made Me Feel Like I Wasn't Dying'
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 March 2014; (p. 14-15) -
Play Goes Long Way to Raising Respect for Serving Soldiers
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 22 March 2014; (p. 19)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
Soldiers Stage Coup With New Production
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 March 2014; (p. 7)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama
-
Defence Mechanisms
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney-Morning Herald , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 10-11) The Canberra Times , 25 January 2014; (p. 3)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
Homeward Re-Bound
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 February 2014; (p. 9)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
Soldiers' Stories Have Real Impact
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 February 2014; (p. 15)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
Stars and Scars of the Battlefield
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 February 2014; (p. 12)
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
The Long Way Home, Sydney Theatre Company – Review
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 February 2014;
— Review of The Long Way Home 2014 single work drama -
War Wounded Relish Role in Artistic Theatre
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 25 September 2013; (p. 7) -
Real Solders Take Their War Experience to the Stage
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 September 2013; -
Theatre of War Provides Rich Seam for Stage
2013
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 September 2013; (p. 14-15) -
Stages of War
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 January 2014; (p. 4-6) -
Theatre of War : The Next Act is Coming Home
Theatre of War : The Next Act is Bringing Them Home
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney-Morning Herald , 25-26 January 2014; (p. 1) The Canberra Times , 25 January 2014; (p. 6)
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama