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The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell
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'In the outer suburbs of an Australian city, our greatest bush poet, Daniel Gartrell, sits and rots. In a house covered with cockatoos and dark secrets, the only person to enter his self-imposed exile is his damaged daughter Sarah.

Until the arrival late one night of Craig Castevich, an aspiring young actor. Craig has been cast to play Daniel in a biographical film. Daniel dances him through a psychological minefield as the actor obsessively pursues his desire to unearth the key to the poet's haunted past, hidden within his most famous, but unfinished poem, Mt. Ragged.

By turns darkly humorous and intensely gripping, The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell follows a man's descent into the dark corners of this country's soul.' Source: /www.perththeatre.com.au (Sighted 28/07/2008).

Production Details

  • World Premiere by Delira Productions at the Subiaco Arts Centre, 1 - 15 November 2008.

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First known date: 2008
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    y separately published work icon Tales Tall and True Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2011 Z1803063 2011 selected work drama

    'Gulpilil (co written with David Gulpilil) is a one man show about the life of, and starring, Indigenous performer David Gulpilil. Reg spent three weeks living with David Gulpilil in Central Arnhem Land preparing for the show.

    'The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell: ‘In the tradition of Australian gothic classics like Wake in Fright comes a comedic thriller where Edgar Allen Poe meets Banjo Paterson.’ — Australian Stage Online

    'Ruby's Last Dollar tells the story of a survivor, a woman who would risk everything to ensure a better life for her granddaughter, but who has only one thing left to gamble with—her precious, lucky coin.

    'The Chatroom details a 15 year old girl’s online experiences and explores the impact of our changing world on the relationships we have and the way we connect with each other.' (Publication summary)

         Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2011
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Works about this Work

Australian Gothic Drama : Mapping a Nation's Trauma from Convicts to the Stolen Generation Stephen Carleton , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , June no. 66 2015; (p. 11-39)
Middle-Aged Men Behaving Badly ... and Loving It Katrina Lobley , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 August 2011; (p. 9)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Untitled John Bailey , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 June 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Grim Residue of Dark Past Victoria Laurie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 November 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Grim Residue of Dark Past Victoria Laurie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 6 November 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Untitled John Bailey , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 5 June 2011; (p. 19)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Middle-Aged Men Behaving Badly ... and Loving It Katrina Lobley , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5 August 2011; (p. 9)
— Review of The Haunting of Daniel Gartrell Reg Cribb , 2008 single work drama
Australian Gothic Drama : Mapping a Nation's Trauma from Convicts to the Stolen Generation Stephen Carleton , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , June no. 66 2015; (p. 11-39)
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