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Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art single work   drama   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art
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'The play's characters each present their views by reading a letter to the Prime Minister. They include a man who runs a pornography internet site, a conservative female law school dean and a former child model of Henson's now in her late 20s.' Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au/ (Sighted 02/02/2009).

Notes

  • This play was dropped from Melbourne's annual Short and Sweet competition at Melbourne's Arts Centre, on the grounds it may defame the artist, Bill Henson.

Production Details

  • Premiered at Melbourne University's Guild Theatre, 28 October 2008 and also at the Short and Sweet Festival Sydney, Newtown Theatre, January 2009. Director: Julian Brophy.

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First known date: 2008
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Works about this Work

Henson Play Finds Refuge Corrie Perkin , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art Nick Modrzewski , 2008 single work drama
Naked Fear Prompts Axing of Satire on Henson Outcry Corrie Perkin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 23 October 2008; (p. 7)
— Review of Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art Nick Modrzewski , 2008 single work drama
Henson Play Finds Refuge Corrie Perkin , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 29 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art Nick Modrzewski , 2008 single work drama
Naked Fear Prompts Axing of Satire on Henson Outcry Corrie Perkin , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 23 October 2008; (p. 7)
— Review of Bill Henson's Children: A Short Play About Why Kevin Rudd Should Have Studied Art Nick Modrzewski , 2008 single work drama
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