 Event |
Wednesday
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| Venue |
Blakiston Theatre, Geelong, VIC |
| First Date |
24 June 1992 |
| Last Date |
27 June 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Wednesday is about the judicial system and its mechanisms for dealing with juvenile offenders... we follow the misfortunes of a teenage girl whose offences escalate from joy-riding with her boyfriend to fraud, then aggravated assault. We watch a nice kid drift into serious crime." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Theatre in Education
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| Subjects |
Crime
Prisoners
Prisons
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Wednesday was extensively researched, with the company drawing on the experiences of young offenders, their victims, social and legal workers, counsellors and criminologists. The play was devised by the cast and director in conjunction with the playwright.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
September 1992 |
| Programme |
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| Press Release |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
98401 |
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