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"Unspoken" is a 50 minute one-woman show about family, disability, love and loss, written and performed by Rebecca Clarke. When Clarke was a teenager her only brother was born severely handicapped and this play explores that unique relationship. Beautifully crafted and rich in poetic imagery, this honest and deeply poignant piece of theatre takes the audience on a heart warming journey inside a young woman's soul, mind and heart. "Unspoken" is a refreshingly honest coming of age tale that combines poetic language and music and film to express a brave heart's tender voice.
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Notes
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Monologue.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia:
Type of disability Cerebral palsy. Type of character Primary. Point of view First person.
Production Details
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First reading of 'Unspoken' at the Old Fitzroy Theatre in 2004.
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Produced at the Old Fitzroy Theatre in a double bill with Victoria Thaine's 'Jumping and All That' 22 April - 14 May 2005. Season directed by Wayne Blair.
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Broadcast on ABC Radio National's Airplay on 2 December 2007.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Engaging Experience
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 November 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Reviews
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 51 2007; (p. 133-136)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Say, Big Sister, Them's Fighting Words
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 7 July 2006; (p. 16)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Teen Dreams and Wasted Daze
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 April 2005; (p. 18)
— Review of Jumping and All That 2002 single work drama ; Unspoken 2004 single work drama
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Teen Dreams and Wasted Daze
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 April 2005; (p. 18)
— Review of Jumping and All That 2002 single work drama ; Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Reviews
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , October no. 51 2007; (p. 133-136)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Say, Big Sister, Them's Fighting Words
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 7 July 2006; (p. 16)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama -
Engaging Experience
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 November 2008; (p. 13)
— Review of Unspoken 2004 single work drama
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
- 2005 winner Sydney Theatre Awards — Best Independent Production Nominated for the 2005 Old Fitzroy Theatre production.
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