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Contents

* Contents derived from the Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Currency Press Playbox Theatre , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Enuff, John Harding , single work drama (p. 1-35)
Belonging, Tracey Rigney , single work drama
'Follows the taunts and temptations of a school girl, and her personal struggle to remain true to her culture and herself.' Source: Publisher's blurb
 (p. 71-106)
I Don't Wanna Play House, Tammy Anderson , single work drama Indigenous story

'Tammy Anderson, a proud Palawa woman, presents a critically acclaimed one woman show based on her childhood, growing up in Tasmania & Victoria. A mixture of monologue, movement & song, the show is often heartbreaking as Anderson relives the abuse she & her family endured.'

Source: Production blurb.

 (p. 88)
Casting Doubts, Maryanne Sam , single work drama (p. 107-167)
Crow Fire, Jadah Milroy , single work drama

'The story of a young, urban Indigenous Australian woman and a man from a desert community lured into the city.'

Source: Australian Plays.

 (p. 169-213)
Conversations with the Dead, Richard Frankland , single work drama

'Jack, a young, ambitious Koorie is juggling the contradictions of working in both black and white worlds. How does he stay true to his cultural responsibilities whilst the justice system he works for fails to understand the pain and rage of his people?

'Conversations with the Dead is Richard Frankland’s response to being an investigator during the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1987-1991).'

Source: Arts Centre Melbourne (2019 production).

 (p. 215-287)
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