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y You Know We Belong Together single work drama - 60min.

Author:agent Finn O'Branagáin

Producer: Black Swan Theatre Company

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(2018, 2019)

Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 You Know We Belong Together

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'We fall into it, out of it and find it everywhere. It’s a battlefield, an open door and it’s even in the air. But what does finding love really mean to you?

'You Know We Belong Together is a story of love; a theatrical celebration of this incredible force of nature that strikes like lightning into our hearts. Family, friends and lovers, Julia Hales oﬀers a deeply personal account of her own experiences of love as a daughter, actor, dreamer and person with Down syndrome.

'Bringing with her the voices and aspirations of a community rarely seen on stage, You Know We Belong Together is an uplifting performance with video, dance and song. As the Studio Underground is transformed into Julia’s own private realm, it becomes a place where dreams could be brought into reality.'

Source: Black Swan Theatre Company.

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Writing Disability in Australia:

Type of disability Down syndrome.

Type of character Primary.

Point of view Third person (drama).

Production Details

Produced by the Black Swan Theatre Company as part of the Perth Festival, 1-4 March 2018.

Director: Clare Watson.

Associate Director: Finn O’Branagáin.

Dramaturg: Deborah May

Cast: Julia Hales, Joshua Bott, Patrick Carter, Tina Fielding, Mark Junor, Melissa Junor, and Lauren Marchbank.

Set & Costume Design: Tyler Hill.

Sound Design / Composer: Rachael Dease.

Lighting Design: Joe Lui.

Re-staged by Black Swan Theatre Company and Dadaa as part of the Perth Festival, 20-31 March 2019, Heath Ledger Theatre.

Cast and crew same as 2018 season.

Black Swan Theatr production presented at Sydney Opera House, 6-10 Spetember 2022.

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Down Syndrome on Stage : You Know We Belong Together Crosses Boundaries between Life and Artistry Alison Bartlett , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 5 March 2018;