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Pyjamas in the Daytime examines the relationship between an aged care worker James, and Phyllis, the cheeky, manipulative and funny resident in her late-70s. Neither wants to be thrust together, but they form a connection from their first meeting.
Notes
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Pyjamas in the Daytime won Best New Play 2014 at the City Of Newcastle Drama Awards.
Production Details
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2014: Blackbox Theatre (Newcastle Community Art Centre), Hamilton, New South Wales; 16-24 May
- Director Merilyn Hey; Producer Footlice Theatre Company.
- Cast: Grahame Cooper (James), Fiona Mindie (Phyllis).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Home Away from Home : The Aged Care Facility as Transnational Space
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Transnational Spaces : India and Australia 2021; (p. 195-210)'The Australian government has recently received the report of a Royal Commission into the nation’s management of aged care. This followed media scandals about physical and sexual abuse, neglect and inadequate controls during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though all discussion occurred within a national context, this chapter shows that the aged-care ‘industry’ is a space of transnational flows, both in the export of business and models and in the internal movements of staff who are frequently unskilled immigrant labour. The chapter notes some Australian-Indian links and looks at how ‘the old folks’ home’ as heterotopic space has been represented in Australian literature.'
Source: Abstract.
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Nursing Inspires New Play
2014
single work
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 7 May 2014; (p. 35)
— Review of Pyjamas in the Daytime 2014 single work drama'Grahame Cooper's work with aged care residents as a diversional therapist over 20 years has given him an appreciation of their backgrounds,' writes Ken Longworth.
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Nursing Inspires New Play
2014
single work
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 7 May 2014; (p. 35)
— Review of Pyjamas in the Daytime 2014 single work drama'Grahame Cooper's work with aged care residents as a diversional therapist over 20 years has given him an appreciation of their backgrounds,' writes Ken Longworth.
-
Home Away from Home : The Aged Care Facility as Transnational Space
2021
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Transnational Spaces : India and Australia 2021; (p. 195-210)'The Australian government has recently received the report of a Royal Commission into the nation’s management of aged care. This followed media scandals about physical and sexual abuse, neglect and inadequate controls during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though all discussion occurred within a national context, this chapter shows that the aged-care ‘industry’ is a space of transnational flows, both in the export of business and models and in the internal movements of staff who are frequently unskilled immigrant labour. The chapter notes some Australian-Indian links and looks at how ‘the old folks’ home’ as heterotopic space has been represented in Australian literature.'
Source: Abstract.