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1 y separately published work icon Fly-In Fly-Out Robert Kronk , Howard Cassidy , 2013 Brisbane : Playlab , 2013 7257703 2013 single work drama

'A funny and gritty play about growing up in a mining town, dealing with change and serving fried chicken ...

Jenny lives in a small Queensland mining town: she’s almost finished Grade Ten and is struggling to balance school, her part-time jobs, her wayward sister, her relationships, and everyone’s expectations. When the charismatic Seb flies into town, Jenny’s balancing act is thrown into chaos and her world threatens to collapse around her.

Fly-In Fly-Out looks at how families and communities deal with upheaval and how we strive to adapt. The play examines universal themes through the prism of the mining boom and the influx of fly-in fly-out workers into a small community.

'From the makers of the critically acclaimed Snagged and Ithaca Road, Fly-In Fly-Out has been developed in consultation with communities and young people throughout Central Queensland. The show is a must see for audiences of all ages and begins the conversation about what communities can do to develop resilience in the face of change.' (Publication summary)

1 "I'll Really Miss My Lizards" : Off to Borading School : Dreams, Homesickness and Fears Howard Cassidy , 2011 single work essay
— Appears in: Ithaca Road 2011; (p. 9-12)
'Ithaca Road aims to provoke audiences to think about and discuss the issues related to young people leaving their rural homes to go to boarding school.' Howard Cassidy.
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