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Story of the affair between a 22-year-old Greek school teacher, who is engaged to a nice Greek lawyer, and her rebellious 17-year-old student.
Adaptations
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form
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The Heartbreak Kid
( dir. Michael Jenkins
)
1993
Sydney
:
View Films
,
1993
Z14408
1993
single work
film/TV
Nick is a Greek-Australian high-school student with ambitions to become a world-class soccer player. Christina Papadopoulos is the new Greek teacher, caught between traditional Greek expectations and her own feelings as a woman in the 1990s. Together, they take on the school's racist sportsmaster, who is determined that Australian Rules football be the school's only official sport. The Heartbreak Kid is a warm-hearted, sexy comedy about two people discovering each other, themselves, and the future.
Notes
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Dedication: For Gina and David
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Study guides also available.
Production Details
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First workshopped at the 1987 Australian National Playwright's Conference and first performed by the Griffin Theatre Company at the Stables Theatre, Sydney, 29 July 1987, directed by Peter Kingston.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Against the Run of Play : The Emergence of Australian Soccer Literature
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The International Journal of the History of Sports , vol. 30 no. 5 2013; (p. 484-499)'The creative writing thematising soccer in Australia, Australian soccer literature, is a marginal literary genre, though it is not as marginal as many critics and discussions would have it. Drawing on materials spanning from the late nineteenth century until the present, this paper examines the diversity of themes and sources found in Australian soccer literature. It attempts to establish a historical narrative based upon the extant texts, and in this context the paper unearths long-forgotten passages, often hidden within larger texts dealing with other issues. In short, this paper adds to the threadbare coverage of Australian soccer literature in the fields of Australian literature dealing with sport, as well to bibliographical listings found in critical works dealing with Australian soccer. While noting the apparent isolation between the various works of Australian soccer literature, this paper also notes the broader trends that the majority of the works contribute to.'
Source: Article abstract.
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Big Break... Bad Poetry
David Bonney
(interviewer),
1995
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Dialogue , September no. 24 1995; (p. 14-15) -
Lots of Fun, Lots of Energy
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 June 1993; (p. 47)
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Coming Out From the Banners
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 September 1990; (p. 9) -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 28 July 1988;
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama
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Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 26 June 1988;
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 May 1988;
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 26 June 1988;
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Untitled
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 28 July 1988;
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Lots of Fun, Lots of Energy
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 June 1993; (p. 47)
— Review of The Heartbreak Kid 1988 single work drama -
Coming Out From the Banners
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 27 September 1990; (p. 9) -
Big Break... Bad Poetry
David Bonney
(interviewer),
1995
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Dialogue , September no. 24 1995; (p. 14-15) -
Against the Run of Play : The Emergence of Australian Soccer Literature
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The International Journal of the History of Sports , vol. 30 no. 5 2013; (p. 484-499)'The creative writing thematising soccer in Australia, Australian soccer literature, is a marginal literary genre, though it is not as marginal as many critics and discussions would have it. Drawing on materials spanning from the late nineteenth century until the present, this paper examines the diversity of themes and sources found in Australian soccer literature. It attempts to establish a historical narrative based upon the extant texts, and in this context the paper unearths long-forgotten passages, often hidden within larger texts dealing with other issues. In short, this paper adds to the threadbare coverage of Australian soccer literature in the fields of Australian literature dealing with sport, as well to bibliographical listings found in critical works dealing with Australian soccer. While noting the apparent isolation between the various works of Australian soccer literature, this paper also notes the broader trends that the majority of the works contribute to.'
Source: Article abstract.
- Urban,
