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'Currah, the sensitive, defiant, and once molested indigenous [sic] girl, is now a literary sensation. But Currah isn’t what she appears as race, politics and identity collide in this vicious contemporary satire on the peddling of abuse culture. Hilarious, provocative and troubling, this is incisive theatre at its finest.' Source: www.nationalplayfestival.org.au/ (Sighted 10/06/2011).
Notes
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Dedication: For Laura, Vicki, Leon and Timothy, and Diana Mclean and Keshie.
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Epigraph: Purity of heart is the one success worth having... Tennesee Williams
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Editor's note: Nothing is more exhilearting than philistine vulgarity. Vladimir Nabokov
Production Details
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First play reading at the National Play Festival, 15 March 2011 at Rafferty’s Theatre, Riverside Theatres Parramatta.
First production by La Boite Theatre Company, in association with Griffin Theatre Company, at the Roundhouse Theatre, Brisbane, 5 May 2012.
Produced by the Griffin Theatre Company, 20 July - 1 September 2012.
Director: Lee Lewis.
Dramaturg: Tahli Corin.
Designer: Renée Mulder.
Design Assistant: Melita Lee Yuen.
Lighting Designer: Jason Glenwright.
Music, Sound & AV Designer: Steve Toulmin.
Cast: Charles Allen, Glenn Hazeldine, Sally McKenzie, and Shari Sebbens.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Depths of Deception Create Publishing Sensation
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30 July 2012; (p. 12)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Dream Time to Act Out
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 July 2012; (p. Unwind) 'In a time when indigenous performers are making it big on the stage and screen, Shari Sebbens is riding the crest of a wave,...' -
Suffering Misappriated for Material Gain
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 May 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
A Masterful Deception
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 14 May 2012; (p. 32) Playwright Rick Viede puts the phenomenon of misery memoirs in the spotlight as little hitches add to the edginess on opening night.
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The Outsiders Who Seduce to Win
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 26 April 2012; (p. 17)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Agent for Truth : This Actor Reads Between the Lines For Her New Role
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 18 April no. 524 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Not As Simple As Black and White
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 - 6 May 2012; (p. 4-5)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Suffering Misappriated for Material Gain
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 May 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 29 July 2012; (p. 13)
— Review of A Hoax 2012 single work drama -
La Boite Plays beyond a One-Night Stand
2011
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column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 October 2011; (p. 19) -
Comedy and Satire in 2012
2011
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— Appears in: The Australian , 25 October 2011; (p. 16) -
Fact or Fiction
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 - 6 May 2012; (p. 4) -
Cannes Red Carpet Awaits Sisters of Song
2012
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 May 2012; (p. 3) -
A Masterful Deception
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 14 May 2012; (p. 32) Playwright Rick Viede puts the phenomenon of misery memoirs in the spotlight as little hitches add to the edginess on opening night.
