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'In June 2011, Ronaldo Abok's life is in chaos. It should be a time for joyous celebration - South Sudan, the homeland he was forced from is about to be become the world's newest nation. But Ronaldo is torn in too many directions.
He's studying filmmaking, working his part-time job at the cinema, ferrying Aunt Mary and her kids around town and visiting Uncle Atem in hospital. And although Ronaldo's certain he's the next Tarantino, he can't get his films off the ground - in Australia you need English to have a voice.
Then he meets Rachel - a girl who knows her mind but questions whether Ronaldo knows his. Will he be a Lost Boy forever, or will he find peace?
Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok is a funny, moving and beautifully uplifting new work from local playwright Ian Meadows. This is Ian's debut Sydney production before his mainstage premiere of Between Two Waves at Griffin Theatre Company in 2012.
At the heart of the work are a team of Southern Sudanese Australian artists who have passionately contributed stories, history, song and dance through a series of development workshops facilitated by Small Things Productions.' (Source: Riverside Theatres website)
He's studying filmmaking, working his part-time job at the cinema, ferrying Aunt Mary and her kids around town and visiting Uncle Atem in hospital. And although Ronaldo's certain he's the next Tarantino, he can't get his films off the ground - in Australia you need English to have a voice.
Then he meets Rachel - a girl who knows her mind but questions whether Ronaldo knows his. Will he be a Lost Boy forever, or will he find peace?
Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok is a funny, moving and beautifully uplifting new work from local playwright Ian Meadows. This is Ian's debut Sydney production before his mainstage premiere of Between Two Waves at Griffin Theatre Company in 2012.
At the heart of the work are a team of Southern Sudanese Australian artists who have passionately contributed stories, history, song and dance through a series of development workshops facilitated by Small Things Productions.' (Source: Riverside Theatres website)
Production Details
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- Previewed at Riverside Parramatta on 17 November, 2011
- Co-Directors: Ian Meadows and Adam Booth
- Sound Designer: Steve Toulmin
- Lighting Designer: Teegan Lee
- With: Abraham Ajok, Amer Achiek, Awek Akech, Johnson Ngor and Wendy Strehlow.
- Previewed at Riverside Parramatta on 17 November, 2011
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Passion Play Gives Newest Community a Powerful Voice
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 November 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok 2011 single work drama
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Passion Play Gives Newest Community a Powerful Voice
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 November 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Four Deaths in the Life of Ronaldo Abok 2011 single work drama
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