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y separately published work icon Return to the Dirt single work   drama  
Date: 2021
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 Return to the Dirt
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'In a year spent tending to the dead, a young man learns to live.

'Steve never imagined he’d end up working in the funeral industry. But when he finds himself living back home in Toowoomba to save up for his wedding, it’s the only job he can get.

'The year he spends working among the dead opens his eyes to what awaits us at the end and what it means to live.

'With respect, wit and a nod to pop-culture, Steve takes us on a journey that celebrates finding your place in the world, the power of personal redemption and humility in the face of the big questions.

'It’s a refreshing, honest and surprisingly uplifting invitation to start the conversations we all try to avoid.'

Source: Queensland Theatre Company.

Production Details

  • World premiere presented by Queensland Theatre Company at the Bille Brown Theatre, 16 October - 13 November 2021.

    Director: Lee Lewis.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2021
    • Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2021 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9781922424488
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Works about this Work

[Review] Return to the Dirt Yen-Rong Wong , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 5-12 November 2021;
— Review of Return to the Dirt Steve Pirie , 2021 single work drama 'Sometimes, as Steve Pirie’s play Return to the Dirt demonstrates, the best way to talk about death is through humour.'
We Get There in the End : Return to the Dirt Pulls Back the Curtain on Life and Death in a Funeral Home Sally Breen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 25 October 2021;
— Review of Return to the Dirt Steve Pirie , 2021 single work drama

'I head to the world premiere of Return to the Dirt by Steve Pirie without reading the press materials. I like to go in uninfluenced, and that’s hard these days, to avoid the trickle down effects of hype even for a play at the Queensland Theatre Company in the Netflix age.' (Introduction)
We Get There in the End : Return to the Dirt Pulls Back the Curtain on Life and Death in a Funeral Home Sally Breen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 25 October 2021;
— Review of Return to the Dirt Steve Pirie , 2021 single work drama

'I head to the world premiere of Return to the Dirt by Steve Pirie without reading the press materials. I like to go in uninfluenced, and that’s hard these days, to avoid the trickle down effects of hype even for a play at the Queensland Theatre Company in the Netflix age.' (Introduction)
[Review] Return to the Dirt Yen-Rong Wong , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 5-12 November 2021;
— Review of Return to the Dirt Steve Pirie , 2021 single work drama 'Sometimes, as Steve Pirie’s play Return to the Dirt demonstrates, the best way to talk about death is through humour.'
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