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'A fond remembrance, The School of Arts is a warm evocation of small-town country life and the unintentional chaos caused by a motley band of travelling players. As the 1967 referendum to include Australia's Indigenous population in the national census is about to take place, a touring theatre troupe is preparing to perform Hamlet at the local School of Arts. But when troupe leader Byron Savage decides to spice up the performance with a loaded gun and is wounded in the process, he sparks a chain of events that turns the evening into a maelstrom of burlesque and vaudeville. Bille Brown's wonderfully comic new play is a tribute to an extraordinary time in Queensland's cultural life that inspired many of our state's leading artists, including the playwright himself.' Source: http://www.qldtheatreco.com.au/play/theschoolofarts/
Production Details
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Performed on 13 July to 1 August 2009 Playhouse, QPAC.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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All the World's Backstage
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 26 August - 1 September no. 749 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
Queensland Ahoy
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 15 - 21 July no. 743 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
The Play's the Thing
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 July 2009; (p. 6-7) -
School of All Arts
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 June 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
Jane Plainly Captures Bille .. Tutu and All
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 June 2009; (p. 25)
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School of All Arts
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 27 - 28 June 2009; (p. 16)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
Queensland Ahoy
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 15 - 21 July no. 743 2009; (p. 14)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
All the World's Backstage
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 26 August - 1 September no. 749 2009; (p. 25)
— Review of The School of Arts : A Play 2007 single work drama -
Bille Still on the Boil
2009
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 7 June 2009; (p. 14) -
Jane Plainly Captures Bille .. Tutu and All
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 20 - 21 June 2009; (p. 25) -
The Play's the Thing
2009
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 July 2009; (p. 6-7)
Last amended 28 Sep 2009 12:12:32