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'The local footy team of this small coastal town have spent so long at the bottom of the ladder they might as well be welded to it. This year a new hope arrives: the Marngrook cousins are named after the Aboriginal game that inspired AFL, and they’re match fit to bring home the team’s first flag in forever.
'This powerhouse new production manifests the physical and psychological demands that a football team faces under the Friday night lights. Set within the era of Adam Goodes’s war cry – and named for the number he immortalised – 37 asks ten actors to throw themselves into this world of blood and sweat to get at the values that drive a national obsession. Community, identity, the price of winning and the meaning of a goal: they’re all up for grabs.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Co-produced by Melbourne Theatre Company and Queensland Theatre Company.
Presented at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, 2 March - 5 April 2024 and at Bille Brown Theatre, Brisbane, 11 April - 4 May 2024.
Director: Isaac Drandic.
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Works about this Work
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A Footy Story That Pulls No Punches
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 March no. 822 2024; (p. 36)
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama '37 is a play that pulls no punches. It's an AFL football story set in 2015 when the issue of racism in sports reared its ugly head.' -
37 Review – This Play about Racism in AFL Is Terrific, Thrilling – and a Wake-up Call
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2024;
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama'Nathan Maynard’s great footy play is physically intense, following two Aboriginal players in a country team during the Adam Goodes era'
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Respect and Disrespect Clash Throughout 37 – A Brilliant New Play Exploring Australian Rules Football
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 12 March 2024;
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama
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Respect and Disrespect Clash Throughout 37 – A Brilliant New Play Exploring Australian Rules Football
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 12 March 2024;
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama -
37 Review – This Play about Racism in AFL Is Terrific, Thrilling – and a Wake-up Call
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 12 March 2024;
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama'Nathan Maynard’s great footy play is physically intense, following two Aboriginal players in a country team during the Adam Goodes era'
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A Footy Story That Pulls No Punches
2024
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 27 March no. 822 2024; (p. 36)
— Review of 37 2024 single work drama '37 is a play that pulls no punches. It's an AFL football story set in 2015 when the issue of racism in sports reared its ugly head.'