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Scene from Conviction by Zoey Dawson
Conviction single work   drama   - 70 mins
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Conviction
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'A young woman (Ruby Hughes) and her mother (Caroline Lee) arrive in colonial NSW as free settlers. The plot is an unabashed cliche – a member of the Rum Corps (Dushan Phillips) and a convict (Troy Reid) vie for the lady's romantic affections, unaware of her dark secret.' (Source: Brisbane Times 25 July 2016)

Production Details

  • Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and The Zoey Louise Moonbeam Dawson Shakespeare Company. World premiere at Northcote Town Hall, Main Hall 189 High Street, Northcote on 23 July - 6 August, 2016 (Thursday 21 and Friday 22 July – previews).

    Director and Dramaturge: Declan Greene.

    Set and Costume Design: Romanie Harper.

    Lighting Design: Amelia Lever-Davidson.

    Sound Design: James Paul.

    Producer: Anastasia Ryan.

    Stage Management: Kate Brennan.

    Cast: Troy Reid, Ruby Hughes, Caroline Lee and Dushan Phillips.

    Presented by the Hive Collective and Metro Arts at Metro Arts, West End, 17-27 March 2021.

    Director: Kate Wild.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2016
Notes:
Coarse language, adult themes, simulated violence. Not suitable for children
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Works about this Work

Conviction Review : Unsettling Satire Has the Courage of Its Convictions Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 25 July 2016;
— Review of Conviction Zoey Dawson , 2016 single work drama 'Many writers cannibalise their own lives to make art. Few cannibalise their own minds cannibalising themselves quite like Zoey Dawson, whose compulsive navel-gazing generates, at regular intervals, a raw, funny and utterly inimitable brand of meta-theatre. ...'
Conviction Review : Unsettling Satire Has the Courage of Its Convictions Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 25 July 2016;
— Review of Conviction Zoey Dawson , 2016 single work drama 'Many writers cannibalise their own lives to make art. Few cannibalise their own minds cannibalising themselves quite like Zoey Dawson, whose compulsive navel-gazing generates, at regular intervals, a raw, funny and utterly inimitable brand of meta-theatre. ...'
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