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'It’s the anniversary of Vinnie’s death. His brother, 17-year old Preston is being visited by spirits— seemingly tormenting him while he sleeps. His sister, Akira buries her pain in her phone. Their father, Eric, is in denial and their mother, Abigail, is numbing her pain with drink, while Nan is coping with it all by talking… a lot.
'There’s no denying that Preston’s on the cusp of something otherworldly. The family’s disconnect from each other and the world has gone on long enough. It’s time to purge the past to embrace the present, if they’re to have a future, and an encounter with spirits might just be the catalyst they all need.'
Source: La Boite Theatre.
Notes
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Production company's note: From Darkness is supported through the Australian Government’s Indigenous Languages and Arts program and presented in association with Playwriting Australia. Development supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body and the Creative Sparks Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Brisbane City Council to support local arts and culture in Brisbane.
Production Details
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Produced by La Boite Theatre Company and Brisbane Festival at La Boite Theatre, 7-28 September 2019.
Director: Isaac Drandic.
Designer: Kevin O'Brien.
Cast including Roxanne McDonald.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Out of the Mourning After, a Big-hearted Reflection of Home Truth
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 September 2019; (p. 16)
— Review of From Darkness 2019 single work drama'Superficially, Steven Oliver’s From Darkness is a foul-mouthed shout-fest about family breakdown in the wake of suicide. Add to that a clunky here’s-the-sad-bit/now-here’s-the-funny-bit structure and everyone going on about someone who the audience has never met or ever will, and ordinarily you’d expect a skull-and-crossbones warning sign of box-office poison ahead.'(Introduction)
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From Darkness Review : Family Loss and Sorry Business That Invokes Laughter and Tears
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 September 2019;
— Review of From Darkness 2019 single work drama'From Darkness is a story about the aftermath of sorry business – Aboriginal rituals that are observed during a period of mourning. It looks at how, on the first anniversary of a loved one’s death, a family is coping with their loss.'(Introduction)
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From Darkness Review : Family Loss and Sorry Business That Invokes Laughter and Tears
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 19 September 2019;
— Review of From Darkness 2019 single work drama'From Darkness is a story about the aftermath of sorry business – Aboriginal rituals that are observed during a period of mourning. It looks at how, on the first anniversary of a loved one’s death, a family is coping with their loss.'(Introduction)
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Out of the Mourning After, a Big-hearted Reflection of Home Truth
2019
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 September 2019; (p. 16)
— Review of From Darkness 2019 single work drama'Superficially, Steven Oliver’s From Darkness is a foul-mouthed shout-fest about family breakdown in the wake of suicide. Add to that a clunky here’s-the-sad-bit/now-here’s-the-funny-bit structure and everyone going on about someone who the audience has never met or ever will, and ordinarily you’d expect a skull-and-crossbones warning sign of box-office poison ahead.'(Introduction)
