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'Saturn has returned, and a moment of doubt changes everything. The universe conspires against Matt and Zara, and Zara is jettisoned into orbit.
'Sex on drugs has become sordid, but the allure of the threesome is still tempting. The prospect of having children is no longer odious, but mortgages and responsibility remain objects of contempt. It's time for lock down. But who's playing?
'Shifting perspectives on identity and Tommy Murphy's trademark comic flair combine to create a lively theatre of insight and ingenuity.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Dedication: For Dane.
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This text went to the printer before the end of rehearsals and may differ from the play performed.
Production Details
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First produced by the Sydney Theatre Company at the Wharf 2 Theatre on 15 August 2008. Director: David Berthold.
Following a seaon in London, a re-worked version was produced by the Sydney Theatre Company at the Wharf 1 Theatre, 24 July to 30 August 2009. Director: David Berthold.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 2 August 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Planets Fail to Align in Relationship Tale
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 July 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Why the 'Off-Broadway' Run Is the Playwright's Friend
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 July 2009; (p. 13) Tommy Murphy discusses the benefits derived from producing work in differing venues (urban and surburban). Re-writing then flows from the responses of audiences and the input of cast members and production teams. -
First Impressions : Tommy Murphy, Playwright
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 July 2009; (p. 3) -
The Gravity of Change
2009
single work
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 July 2009; (p. 21)
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Angst That's Painfully Good
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 24 August 2008; (p. 25)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Planet Rings in Our Rebirth
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 August 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Into the Eternal Moment Before the Eclipse of Adulthood
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 August 2008; (p. 14)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Planets Fail to Align in Relationship Tale
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 July 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 2 August 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of Saturn's Return 2008 single work drama -
Get Thee Behind Me, Saturn
2008
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 August 2008; (p. 13) -
Brought Back to Earth, So It Seems
2008
single work
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 August 2008; (p. 12) -
Tommy Charts Generational Crisis
2008
single work
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— Appears in: Artery , Spring no. 8 2008; (p. 13) -
The Gravity of Change
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 July 2009; (p. 21) -
First Impressions : Tommy Murphy, Playwright
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 July 2009; (p. 3)