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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 Low
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'Emma and Jay are lovers, isolated and outcast from society. Money is scarce and the streets are dark and unforgiving. Desperate to prove themselves and change their fortunes, they take the law into their own hands. They’re good at it. They enjoy taking what isn't theirs… with heartbreaking consequences.

'Told through 28 poems, this dark and poetic love story tells the tale of two outcasts trying to claim their place in society. The text is weaved together with an original score that underpins the emotional journey of the young narrators.

'As the struggle of isolation is widely felt, now more than ever, Daniel Keene’s LOW (written in 1990), travels through time and grabs us by the heart.

'LOW is a tale that comes from and belongs to Melbourne's streets. Although the characters find themselves in dire circumstances, it is ultimately a story of hope.'

Source: Theatre Works (2022 production).

Production Details

  • Presented by Theatre Works at Explosives Factory, St Kilda, 17-21 May 2022.

    Director: Jennifer Dean.

    Composer and Sound Designer: Thomas Kunz.

    Lighting Designer: Kris Chainey.

    Set and Costume Designer: Chelsea Neate.

    Producer: Matthew Connell.

    Cast: Matthew Connell and Veronica Thomas.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Robin Usher , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Storm , December vol. 1 no. 10 1994; (p. 33)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Untitled Helen Musa , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , December no. 137 1994; (p. 37)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Theatre Ann Nugent , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 1994; (p. 20)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Theatre Steven Carroll , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 27 November 1994; (p. 7)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
A Sombre View of Two Empty Lives Ann Nugent , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 November 1994; (p. C7)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Timely Reminder Diana Simmonds , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 June vol. 113 no. 5773 1991; (p. 94)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Powerful Snapshots Jeremy Eccles , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Review , June no. 32 1991; (p. 14)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama ; A Hard God : A Play Peter Joseph Kenna , 1970 single work drama
Swy Theatre Production Offers Gritty Slice of Life Ron Banks , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 November 1991; (p. 44)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Familiar Theme with a Touch of Realism Tim Lloyd , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 5 September 1992; (p. 16)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
Low Sinks the Butler John Edge , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 22 September vol. 114 no. 5838 1992; (p. 82)

— Review of Low Daniel Keene , 1991 single work drama
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