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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 The Ghost Writer
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'Everyone has a story to tell, provided they have the right words to tell it. Brihanna can talk a blue streak, but writing has never been her thing. Best to leave that to experts like Claudia, who has the class and literary skills to give her chaotic, violent story the texture of tragedy. But what if the ghost writer has her own demons to exorcise, or only wants to stir up old ghosts? "The Ghost Writer" is a story about stories, the lies we tell ourselves and the truths we daren't tell anyone.' Source: www.mtc.com.au (Sighted 11/03/2007).

Notes

  • This play was developed under MTCs Hard Lines Program and emerged from a play reading program in 2006 into a Studio Season.

Production Details

  • World premiere production by the Melbourne Theatre Company(MTC) at the Fairfax Studio, Arts centre, 7 March - 27 April 2007. Director: Julian Meyrik.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2007
    • Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2008 .
      image of person or book cover 5049065623890915213.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 96p.p.
      Description: illus., ports
      ISBN: 9780908156856

Works about this Work

Untitled Bill Perrett , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 March 2007; (p. 34)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Clash of Styles with Strengths and Contradictions Martin Ball , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 March 2007; (p. 17)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Fleshing Out the Ghost Writer Robin Usher , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 March 2007; (p. 15)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Truth Dies in Tale of Murder Thuy On , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 March 2007; (p. 16)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Truth Dies in Tale of Murder Thuy On , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 March 2007; (p. 16)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Fleshing Out the Ghost Writer Robin Usher , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 March 2007; (p. 15)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Clash of Styles with Strengths and Contradictions Martin Ball , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 9 March 2007; (p. 17)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama
Untitled Bill Perrett , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 18 March 2007; (p. 34)

— Review of The Ghost Writer Ross Mueller , 2007 single work drama

Awards

2007 shortlisted Victorian Green Room Awards Best New Australian Play As 'Best New Australian Writing'.
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