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Fast Cars and Tractor Engines single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Fast Cars and Tractor Engines
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

This play grew out of an oral history project undertaken by the Bankstown Youth Development Service. It combines the stories of eight Bankstown residents from a variety of racial backgrounds.

Production Details

  • First produced at Campbelltown Arts Centre, 27-30 September 2006 and thereafter at Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and Bankstown Townhall Theatre during October 2006. Director: Roslyn Oades.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2006
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Acts of Courage : Three Headphone Verbatim Plays Roslyn Oades , Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2014 8196880 2014 selected work drama

    'Acts of Courage forges immediacy and honesty between a vast range of Australian stories, generating forgiveness and hope in the act. Oades’ unwavering loyalty to the words, sounds and silences of everyday conversations conveys a steadfast loyalty to the experiences and the people from which they come. This trilogy celebrates not only the Australian spirit through times of hardship, but everyday, extraordinary, acts of courage.' (Publication summary)

         Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2014
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Works about this Work

The Post-Dramatic Stage John McCallum , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 January 2007; (p. 12)
On Roads Less Travelled Joyce Morgan , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 September 2006; (p. 21-22)
On Roads Less Travelled Joyce Morgan , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 September 2006; (p. 21-22)
The Post-Dramatic Stage John McCallum , 2007 single work essay
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 January 2007; (p. 12)
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Subjects:
  • Bankstown, Bankstown area, Sydney Southwest, Sydney, New South Wales,
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