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form y separately published work icon Girl Asleep single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2014 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Girl Asleep
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Girl Asleep is a film adaptation of the acclaimed 2014 play of the same name. It follows shy teenager Greta Driscoll as life takes unexpected turns in the lead up to her fifteenth birthday.

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Artistic Director Rosemary Myers Jane Howard , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 15-21 October 2022;

'Whether working for screen or stage, Rosemary Myers, director of the globally acclaimed children’s company Windmill, says the agency of audiences is core. By Jane Howard.' (Introduction)   

Dream Sequence Elizabeth Flux , 2017 single work essay
— Appears in: Metro Magazine , Summer vol. 191 no. 2017; (p. 6-13)
Like its Windmill theatre stageplay predecessor, the screen adaptation of Girl Asleep dramatises the difficult process of leaving childhood behind while gaining maturity, seen through the eyes of a teenage protagonist. In conversation with director Rosemary Myers and writer/actor Matthew Whittet, Elizabeth Flux examines how the global success of this offbeat, whimsical film – with its quirky plot, 1970s setting and stylised scenes – epitomises a refreshing, alternative pathway for Australian cinema.
Girl Asleep Review: Aussie Debut a Charming, Quirky Take on Teen Travails Jake Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 31 August 2016;

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Girl Asleep Wins Australia's Richest Film Prize at CinefestOz 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 28 August 2016;
Girl Asleep Wins Critics Prize Karl Quinn , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 9 August 2016; (p. 8)
Girl Asleep Review: Aussie Debut a Charming, Quirky Take on Teen Travails Jake Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 31 August 2016;

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Quirky Teen Drama Weaves a Dream Debut Jake Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 September 2016; (p. 18)

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Australian Dynamite Karl Quinn , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 September 2016; (p. 4)

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Girl Asleep Review – as Singular, Enchanting and Expansive as a Young Person’s Mind Luke Buckmaster , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 9 September 2016;

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Girl Asleep : How an Adelaide Theatre Company Made One of This Year's Best Australian Films Luke Buckmaster , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 31 August 2016;

— Review of Girl Asleep Matthew Whittet , 2015 single work film/TV
Twin Call, Twin Call : Little Stars to Sparkle Louise Nunn , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 May 2014; (p. 3)
Bets Pay Off Penelope Debelle , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 May 2014; (p. 33)
Asleep On the Job Patrick McDonald , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 19 December 2014; (p. 43)
Tilda Finds Her Inner Warrior Antimo Iannella , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 January 2015; (p. 7)
Leading Ladies : SA's Women to Watch 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 7 March 2015; (p. 50)
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