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'I love it here. This is our turf. I look at the day students and think, I bet they wish they were like me.
'Set within an exclusive residential college in a prestigious city university in Canberra, In Loco Parentis explores a college system’s negligent handling of incidents of rape through the relationship between college President Mitch and concerned senior resident Katy. The former friends’ relationship deteriorates when Katy accuses Mitch of raping a first year student. Head of the college Dr Bryce is initially supportive of an investigation until the implications of what is being uncovered are revealed and Katy’s own motivations are called into question in a world of rapidly shifting allegiances. The entire university community becomes involved, with personal consequences for everyone in the college, before Katy and Mitch are able to speak honestly to each other and assess the damage that has been done.
'Inspired by media revelations of an entrenched culture of violence against women in Australian residential colleges, writer Helen Machalias leads the audience on a journey into human dynamics within a shifting education landscape, and questions who has a duty of care to students in this environment.' (Source: Canberra 100 website)
Production Details
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Performed at the Street Theatre Canberra: 25 October - 2 November 2013 as part on the Made in Canberra 2013 series.
Director: Andrew Holmes
Designer: Gillian Schwab
In Loco Cast: Hannah Wood, Dylan Van Der Berg, Catherine Crowley, Kate Blackhurst, Linda Chen, Lewis McDonald, Georgia Pelle, Mia Carr
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Chilling Class of Its Own
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2013; (p. 6)
— Review of In Loco Parentis 2013 single work drama -
Play Traces Low Acts in Higher Education
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 2013; (p. 6)
— Review of In Loco Parentis 2013 single work drama
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Play Traces Low Acts in Higher Education
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 October 2013; (p. 6)
— Review of In Loco Parentis 2013 single work drama -
Chilling Class of Its Own
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2013; (p. 6)
— Review of In Loco Parentis 2013 single work drama
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,