Not in Print: playwrights off script - on inspiration, process and theatre itself
Arts:Performing Arts
Alana Valentine reads her response to Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler. It’s called An Ever-Changing Idiom and features in the Currency Press series, Cue the Chorus, in which an assortment of respected Australian playwrights respond to the work of their peers. You can download all the responses in the series from our website - currencypress.com.au
A little bit about Alana Valentine. She is one of Australia’s most renowned and respected writers. Valentine writes for the stage, screen, radio and multimedia projects, but is perhaps best known for her plays. She is well known for her rigorous use of research within the community she is writing about. Her work for the stage includes Run Rabbit Run, Parramatta Girls, Cyberbile, Ear to the Edge of Time and Comin’ Home Soon. She has received numerous awards, both in Australia and internationally.
’Australia in 50 Plays’: In conversation with Julian Meyrick
Andrea James: on collaboration, First Nations‘ storytelling and Sunshine Super Girl
'The law of sexual assault spins on the wrong axis': Suzie Miller on her play, Prima Facie
Fangirling over FANGIRLS with Yve Blake
'Counting and Cracking': in conversation with S. Shakthidharan
'For We The Young': Finegan Kruckemeyer on writing plays for children and young people
War Crimes: How do you win the battle inside your head? l Award-winning Australian theatre
A Town Named War Boy
Introduction to Brumby Innes and Bid Me to Love - Ric Throssel
Norm & Ahmed: Race prejudice is a profoundly irrational force l Australian theatre classics
Wary Asians on a Theme: Dramatising in the Near North l Australian theatre in Asia
Hoods: Who is responsible for childrens' welfare? l Award-winning Australian theatre
Stories of Love and Hate: When do they collide? l Headphone verbatim theatre
On Dramaturgy and Emerging Artists l Advice for up and coming playwrights
Halal-el-Mashakel: "Asylum seekers are just like you and me" l Refugee theatre
Emerald City: Fame and greed in the merry old land of Aus l Classic Australian theatre
The Secret River: Our history is contested space l Classic Australian theatre
Brothers Wreck: How many people does it take for us to live? l Award-winning Australian theatre
Shafana & Aunt Sarrinah: What do you do when you disagree with someone you love? l Provocative Australian theatre
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