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y separately published work icon Hoods single work   drama   young adult  
Issue Details: First known date: 2006... 2006 Hoods
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'Each night two hoods ride a train to a wrecking yard on the outskirts of the city. Here, in this cemetery of stories, they are storytellers with the power to fast forward, pause and rewind. Tonight, they tell the story of three kids left in a car. Rewind. It's Friday, KFC night and the last day of school before Christmas. Kyle, Jessie and baby brother Troy are waiting in the car for their mum. As night approaches the car park takes on a dark and sinister aspect filled with strange and familiar characters. The shopping centre closes, Mum still hasn't returned and the baby won't stop crying. Exploring issues of poverty and family violence, Hoods is a suburban tale of survival and solidarity against the odds.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Exhibitions

Notes

  • Commissioned by Sydney Opera House:Ed and Regional Arts Victoria Arts2GO.

Production Details

  • Premiered at the Sydney Opera House Studio on 8 May 2006.

    Director: Leticia Caceres.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2006
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2007 .
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      Extent: x, 45p.p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Introduced by Noel Jordan and Robin Penty.
      • Includes biographies.(p. 42-45)
      ISBN: 9780868198002

Works about this Work

State by State : NSW Madeleine Hinchy , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Lowdown , April vol. 30 no. 2 2008; (p. 32)
Provides an overview of news, events, opportunities and industry information for young people in the performing arts in New South Wales during 2008.
State by State : NSW Madeleine Hinchy , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Lowdown , April vol. 30 no. 2 2008; (p. 32)
Provides an overview of news, events, opportunities and industry information for young people in the performing arts in New South Wales during 2008.
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