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The Arrival single work   drama  
Note: Adapted by Kate Parker and Julie Nolan from The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 The Arrival
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Notes

  • 'Adapted from The Arrival by Shaun Tan, this is a universal migrant tale set in a fantastical time and place. A man flees his homeland and journeys across vast seas to arrive in a strange, wondrous new world where giant ships fly through the air and curious creatures abound. There he negotiates dazzling architecture, bizarre foods and foreign tongues to build a new life. On his travels the man meets fellow migrants each with their own tale to tell. Like Shaun Tan's book this production is a tribute to migrants, refugees and displaced people worldwide. It is ultimately a story of overcoming hardship, of humanity and of hope.' Source: www.redleaptheatre.co.nz/ (Sighted 12/01/2010).

Production Details

    • First produced by New Zealand's Red Leap Theatre as part of the 2009 Auckland Festival at The Civic, the Edge, Cnr Queen and Wellesley Sts, Auckland and has toured since then. Director: Julie Nolan.
    • First produced in Australia as as part of the 2010 Sydney Festival at the CarriageWorks Bay 17, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, Jan 10-17 2010

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage Nicola Robinson , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)
Reel Time : Speeches Over Now Back to Work Michael Bodey , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 March 2011; (p. 17)
The Magic of Tan Ian Nichols , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 June 2010; (p. 6-7)
Out of the Shadows, Where the Bodies Do the Talking Deborah Jones , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 January 2010; (p. 13)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2009 single work drama
Making Waves on a Strange Shore Jason Blake , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 January 2010; (p. 15)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2009 single work drama
Producers Not lost For Words in Adaptation Ashleigh Wilson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 January 2010; (p. 5)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2009 single work drama
Making Waves on a Strange Shore Jason Blake , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 January 2010; (p. 15)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2009 single work drama
Out of the Shadows, Where the Bodies Do the Talking Deborah Jones , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 12 January 2010; (p. 13)

— Review of The Arrival Shaun Tan , 2009 single work drama
The Magic of Tan Ian Nichols , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 June 2010; (p. 6-7)
Reel Time : Speeches Over Now Back to Work Michael Bodey , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 March 2011; (p. 17)
Page to Performance : Children's Books Adapted for the Stage Nicola Robinson , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 27 no. 1 2012; (p. 8-11)

Awards

2007 nominated Illustrated Narrative
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