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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the proprietor of a gas station decides who will be given fuel depending on how well they entertain him.
Production Details
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First produced at La Mama Theatre, Melbourne, 28 April, 1994. Directed by Rosalie Zycher.
Other productions include: 1996 season, David Williamson Theatre, Melbourne. Directed by John Butler; 1997 workshop production, New Theatre, Sydney. Directed by Richard Cotter.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Last Chance Gas [Book Review]
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Screen Education Online , Winter vol. 35 no. 2004; (p. 138-139)
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Drama from Farmland to Gangland
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 February 2004; (p. 34)
— Review of A Man With Five Children 2002 single work drama ; Inheritance 2003 single work drama ; Mercy Thieves 2002 single work drama ; Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Dark Side in Spot
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 23 December 1994;
— Review of Footprints on Water 1997 single work drama ; Lucrezia & Cesare 1989 single work drama ; Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama The year in review for theatre in 1994. -
Theatre : Last Chance Gas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Brother Sister , 8 April 1994; (p. 12)
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Last Chance Gas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Farrago , May vol. 74 no. 7 1994; (p. 39)
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama
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Drama from Farmland to Gangland
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 February 2004; (p. 34)
— Review of A Man With Five Children 2002 single work drama ; Inheritance 2003 single work drama ; Mercy Thieves 2002 single work drama ; Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Pumped Up and Playing for Gas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 April 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Rosalie Zycher - Last Chance Gas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: In Press , 4 May 1994;
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Visit to a Sci-fi World that Exists to Delight
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 May 1994;
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama -
Stage Max Is a Gas, Gas, Gas
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 3 May 1994;
— Review of Last Chance Gas 1994 single work drama
Awards
- 1995 shortlisted Victorian Green Room Awards — Best New Australian Play
- 1995 shortlisted The Age Performing Arts Awards — Best fringe production
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Settings:
- Australian Outback, Central Australia,
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