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Asylum seekers and refugees are at the vanguard of some of today's most pressing international challenges, their perilous journeys mapping the borderlines of a world in which the right to enter and remain in safe and secure living spaces is zealously guarded. This timely collection is the first of its kind, bringing together a selection of contemporary plays on the issue of asylum written by Australians and by refugees. The collection includes a 'mock verbatim' drama produced in response to the 2001 'Children Overboard' scandal; an impassioned autobiographical account of a long journey from Iraq to Australia; a solo piece about a hunger strike in a detention centre; and a sharp political satire set in an Australian suburban living room. [from Trove]

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* Contents derived from the Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Currency Press , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Introduction : Knowing Strangers, Emma Cox , single work criticism (p. vii-x)
CMI (A Certain Maritime Incident), Paul Dwyer , Version 1.0 , single work drama (p. 1-42)
The Rainbow Dark, Victoria Carless , single work drama (p. 43-66)
The Pacific Solution : A Play in One Act, Ben Eltham , single work drama (p. 67-112)
Halal el Mashakel, Linda Jaivin , single work drama (p. 113-133)
Journey of Asylum - Waiting, Catherine Simmonds , Asylum Seekers and Refugees from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Melbourne , single work drama (p. 135-184)
Nothing but Nothing, Towfiq Al-Qady , single work drama (p. 185-202)
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    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2013 .
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      Extent: x, 204p.
      Description: illus. (b & w)
      ISBN: 9780868199832
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Review : Staging Asylum D.B. Valentine , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , June no. 66 2015; (p. 266-270)
— Review of Staging Asylum : Contemporary Australian Plays about Refugees 2013 anthology drama
Review : Staging Asylum Deborah McPherson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 50 no. 1 2015; (p. 102)
— Review of Staging Asylum : Contemporary Australian Plays about Refugees 2013 anthology drama
Review : Staging Asylum Deborah McPherson , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 50 no. 1 2015; (p. 102)
— Review of Staging Asylum : Contemporary Australian Plays about Refugees 2013 anthology drama
Review : Staging Asylum D.B. Valentine , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , June no. 66 2015; (p. 266-270)
— Review of Staging Asylum : Contemporary Australian Plays about Refugees 2013 anthology drama
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