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'An Iranian family living in Australia attempts to escape memories of torture endured back home. Their role in the 1992 raid on the Iranian Embassy in Canberra leads to persecution by the Australian government. Based on a true story.'
Source: Australian Plays (https://australianplays.org/script/CP-109/) (Sighted 22/02/2018).
Production Details
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First performed at La Boite Theatre on 27 August 1998.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Strawberry Hills,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Currency Press
, 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Beautiful Life : Foreword, single work criticism (p. vii-xiv)
- A Beautiful Life : Authors' Introduction, Michael Futcher , Helen Howard , single work criticism biography (p. xv-xviii)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Lively Art, Dismal Science : A Century of Queensland Playwriting
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 200-213) -
All About Life on Many Merry-Go-Rounds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 60-61)
— Review of A Beautiful Life 1998 single work drama ; Life after George 2000 single work drama -
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 38 2001; (p. 98-101)
— Review of A Beautiful Life 1998 single work drama -
A Beautiful Life : Authors' Introduction
Michael Futcher
,
Helen Howard
,
2000
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: A Beautiful Life 2000; (p. xv-xviii) -
A Beautiful Life : Foreword
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A Beautiful Life 2000; (p. vii-xiv)
-
Untitled
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 38 2001; (p. 98-101)
— Review of A Beautiful Life 1998 single work drama -
All About Life on Many Merry-Go-Rounds
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 60-61)
— Review of A Beautiful Life 1998 single work drama ; Life after George 2000 single work drama -
Lively Art, Dismal Science : A Century of Queensland Playwriting
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Hot Iron Corrugated Sky : 100 Years of Queensland Writing 2002; (p. 200-213) -
A Beautiful Life : Foreword
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: A Beautiful Life 2000; (p. vii-xiv) -
A Beautiful Life : Authors' Introduction
Michael Futcher
,
Helen Howard
,
2000
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: A Beautiful Life 2000; (p. xv-xviii)
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