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'This wasn’t how it was meant to go.
'A few iPhones, a huge TV and a Socceroos jersey—shove them all in the IKEA bag then drive away as fast as you can.
'AJ wasn’t meant to be spotted at the scene. AJ wasn’t meant to get ID’d in the line up. AJ definitely wasn’t meant to go to prison. But once AJ is convicted of theft, he is placed behind the walls of an institution where his own body is stolen from him.
'In a cramped communal cell, AJ will become a ‘jailbaby’—the ward of a justice system that chooses to turn a blind eye to the life-altering sexual violence committed against young men behind bars.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Production Details
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Presented by Griffin Theatre Company, 7 July - 12 August 2023.
Director: Andrea James.
Dramaturg: Declan Greene.
Set & Costume Designer: Isabel Hudson.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer & Sound Designer: Phil Downing.
Cast including Anthony Yangoyan.
Revived by Griffin Theatre Company at SBW Stables Theatre, 4-21 January 2024.
Director: Andrea James.
Set & Costume Designer: Isabel Hudson.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer & Sound Designer: Phil Downing.
Intimacy and Consent Consultant: Bayley Turner.
Fight Choreographer: Tim Dashwood.
Cast: Lucia Mastrantone, Anthony Taufa, and Anthony Yangoyan.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Theatre Review : Jailbaby, Griffin Theatre
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2023;
— Review of Jailbaby 2023 single work drama'An unflinching look behind prison doors.'
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The Ominous Inevitability of Suzie Miller’s New Play Jailbaby : Often, Our Justice System Has Nothing to Do with Justice
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 17 July 2023;
— Review of Jailbaby 2023 single work drama'Jailbaby – a new play by Suzie Miller – takes a steely look at what happens to an 18-year-old when his life collides with a criminal justice system that is bad and getting worse.'
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The Ominous Inevitability of Suzie Miller’s New Play Jailbaby : Often, Our Justice System Has Nothing to Do with Justice
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 17 July 2023;
— Review of Jailbaby 2023 single work drama'Jailbaby – a new play by Suzie Miller – takes a steely look at what happens to an 18-year-old when his life collides with a criminal justice system that is bad and getting worse.'
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Theatre Review : Jailbaby, Griffin Theatre
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , July 2023;
— Review of Jailbaby 2023 single work drama'An unflinching look behind prison doors.'
