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Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Wretch
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Wretch looks at the relationship between a mother and her son, at love in all its ugly and brilliant forms. Set within visiting hour in the juvenile detention facility where he is living, the young man struggles to comprehend the manner of his crimes while she tentatively tries to reconcile her own story. (Publisher's blurb)

Production Details

  • First produced at La Mama Theatre, Carlton, Victoria, 19 February 2009. Directed by Angus Cerini and Susie Dee.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2007
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2013 .
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      Extent: 52p.p.
      ISBN: 9781921390579
      Series: Playlab Indie Playlab (publisher), series - publisher
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Works about this Work

How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
Untitled John Bailey , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 March 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of Wretch Angus Cerini , 2007 single work drama
Language and Souls Stripped Bare Martin Ball , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 February 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Wretch Angus Cerini , 2007 single work drama
Coming Up John Bailey , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 February 2009; (p. 22)
All White on Night as True Tale Gets Nod Josephine Tovey , Erik Jensen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 13)
Language and Souls Stripped Bare Martin Ball , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 February 2009; (p. 18)
— Review of Wretch Angus Cerini , 2007 single work drama
Untitled John Bailey , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 1 March 2009; (p. 22)
— Review of Wretch Angus Cerini , 2007 single work drama
All White on Night as True Tale Gets Nod Josephine Tovey , Erik Jensen , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 13)
Coming Up John Bailey , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 February 2009; (p. 22)
How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
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Awards

2009 shortlisted Victorian Green Room Awards — New Writing for the Australian Stage
2007 joint winner Patrick White Playwrights' Award Joint winner with Timothy Daly's The Man in the Attic.
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