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A bilingual play exploring the conflicts between first-generation migrants and their children. The dialogue switches languages as family members use the language of their choice - the mother speaks Greek only, the children speak English between themselves and Greek to their parents and the father uses Greek to his wife and mostly Greek to the children.
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English translation of the title: The Identity.
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Shared 1st prize (with Vasso Kalamaras's play The Bread Trap) in the 1981 playwright's competition organised by the Laike Skene Theatre Company, Melbourne. (BAMW)
Production Details
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Produced by the company Popular Stage, Melbourne, 1981 & 1983. Also produced in Sydney and Melbourne, 1990, by the Hellenic Theatre Group.
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