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'The most popular girl at school has disappeared prompting a lockdown in the suburb of Pleasant Lakes. Fear and hysteria grips the community. But all is not what it seems as two girls form an unlikely connection and collude in the construction of a gigantic lie.
Inspired by media reports involving the story of a girl who faked her own abduction, Girl Who Cried Wolf examines the cult of celebrity and the machinations of the school playground hierarchy. Set against the backdrop of a local shopping mall's Idol competition, an awkward 11 year old girl suffers the pain of growing up differently in a claustrophobic new housing estate in the outer suburban sprawl, anywhere and everywhere in contemporary Australia.' Source: www.theartscentre.com.au/ (Sighted 21/01/2009).
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The title draws on a fable called the 'Boy Who Cried Wolf.'
Production Details
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2008
Performed at ASSITEJ 16th World Congress and Festival for Young Audiences,The Queen Theatre Stables,Adelaide, SA by Arena Theatre Company, 11-13th of May 2008. Directed by Rosemary Myers.
Performed at The Studio (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW, 5-9th of August 2008. Directed by: Rosemary Myers.
Performed at Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC, 11-15th of August 2008. directed by: Rosemary Myers.
2011
Performed at The Forge, Marryatville, SA, 14-25th of July 2011. Directed by: Rosemary Myers.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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State by State : NSW
2008
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— Appears in: Lowdown , April vol. 30 no. 2 2008; (p. 32) Provides an overview of news, events, opportunities and industry information for young people in the performing arts in New South Wales during 2008. -
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2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Lowdown , October vol. 30 no. 5 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Girl Who Cried Wolf 2008 single work drama
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Lowdown , October vol. 30 no. 5 2008; (p. 42)
— Review of Girl Who Cried Wolf 2008 single work drama -
State by State : NSW
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: Lowdown , April vol. 30 no. 2 2008; (p. 32) Provides an overview of news, events, opportunities and industry information for young people in the performing arts in New South Wales during 2008.
