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'It's 1942 and, in the small town of Kalbarri in Western Australia, there's a little boy with a lot on his mind. John's asthma is making him a target at school, his mum is having it off with the Japanese doctor and his only friend is an Aboriginal girl called Albert. But all these problems pale into insignificance when, on his tenth birthday, John receives a disturbing phone call from the President of the United States! With his ragtag army of misfits, he sets about saving Kalbarri from destruction.' Source:www.laboite.com.au/ (Sighted 18/02/2008).
Production Details
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Commissioned by La Boite Theatre Company, world premiere at La Boite, 28 February - 15 March 2008. Director: Ian Lawson.
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Performed at the Deckchair Theatre, Fremantle, from 11 May 2010.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Age of Innoncence
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 12 - 18 March no. 676 2010; (p. 33)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Twisted Wartime Comedy Caught between Genres and a Sock-Puppet
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 May 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Lack of Focus in Time of War
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 March 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Set Design Adds to Story
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Westside News , 27 February vol. 29 no. 9 2008; (p. 23) -
Eyes of a Child
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 17 February 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama
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Comedy Oils Trip into Wartime Past
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 16 - 17 February 2008; (p. 10-11)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Eyes of a Child
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 17 February 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Twisted Wartime Comedy Caught between Genres and a Sock-Puppet
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 May 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Age of Innoncence
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 12 - 18 March no. 676 2010; (p. 33)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Lack of Focus in Time of War
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 March 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Danger Age 2004 single work drama -
Set Design Adds to Story
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Westside News , 27 February vol. 29 no. 9 2008; (p. 23)
Awards
- 2004 shortlisted Patrick White Playwrights' Award
Last amended 4 Oct 2017 10:43:21
Settings:
- Kalbarri, Northampton area, Dongara - Geraldton - Northampton area, Southwest Western Australia, Western Australia,
- 1942
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