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'Lara, a Sydney mum working interstate as a dancer, receives a distress call from her youngest son. Dad hasn’t been seen for days and they are out of food. Lara has the weekend to track him down.'
Source: Carriageworks.
Production Details
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First showcased in development at the 2017 Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwriting Festival.
Presented (in development) by Moogahlin Performing Arts at Carriageworks, as part of the Carriageworks 2017 In Development Program (supported by the Australian Government through the Ministry for the Arts’ Catalyst – Australian Arts and Culture Fund), 10 - 21 July 2017.
Director: Dr Liza-Mare Syron.
Dramaturg: Eva Grace Mullaley.
Cast: Angeline Penrith.
Producer: Lily Shearer.
Presented by Carriageworks and Sydney Festival; produced by Moogahlin Performing Arts at Carriageworks, 18 - 23 January 2019.
Scheduled for production as part of the Darlinghurst Theatre Company's 2020 season.
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Humorous Journey to an Uplifting Conclusion
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 January 2019 2019; (p. 11)
— Review of The Weekend 2017 single work drama'What a weekend it is for Lara. She is a dancer doing a three-week job in Cairns when she gets a call from one of her sons in Sydney saying that their father, Simon, hasn’t been home and they’ve run out of food. She flies down to see “what the f..k” is going on.' (Introduction)
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Henrietta Baird’s The Weekend Proves the Enduring Power of Solo Performance
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 January 2019;'If this year’s Sydney Festival is any indication, the monologue is back. So far, I have seen Adam Lazarus’s Daughter, Joel Bray’s Biladurang, Omar Musa’s Since Ali Died, Tara Beagan’s Deer Woman, and now Henrietta Baird’s The Weekend.' (Introduction)
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Joyous, Comic and Grim : The Best New Indigenous Playwrights
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 February 2017; '“Yellamundie” is a Darug word for storyteller, and the name of a biennial play development festival for Indigenous Australian writers run in Sydney since 2013.' -
Playwrights Ready to Stage Festival
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 January no. 643 2017; (p. 6) 'Six Indigenous playwrights are coming together in Sydney for the Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwrighting Festival from January 27.'
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Humorous Journey to an Uplifting Conclusion
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 21 January 2019 2019; (p. 11)
— Review of The Weekend 2017 single work drama'What a weekend it is for Lara. She is a dancer doing a three-week job in Cairns when she gets a call from one of her sons in Sydney saying that their father, Simon, hasn’t been home and they’ve run out of food. She flies down to see “what the f..k” is going on.' (Introduction)
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Joyous, Comic and Grim : The Best New Indigenous Playwrights
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Conversation , 3 February 2017; '“Yellamundie” is a Darug word for storyteller, and the name of a biennial play development festival for Indigenous Australian writers run in Sydney since 2013.' -
Playwrights Ready to Stage Festival
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 25 January no. 643 2017; (p. 6) 'Six Indigenous playwrights are coming together in Sydney for the Yellamundie National First Peoples Playwrighting Festival from January 27.' -
Henrietta Baird’s The Weekend Proves the Enduring Power of Solo Performance
2019
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 23 January 2019;'If this year’s Sydney Festival is any indication, the monologue is back. So far, I have seen Adam Lazarus’s Daughter, Joel Bray’s Biladurang, Omar Musa’s Since Ali Died, Tara Beagan’s Deer Woman, and now Henrietta Baird’s The Weekend.' (Introduction)
