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'Gwen is 90. She woke up this morning to discover that purgatory is sitting alone in a new house in a new subdivision on the edge of town, trying to work out if the remote in her hand operates the TV, the air-con or the fan-forced oven. But the kids are coming round and Father Ezekiel is on his way to bless the house, so the beginning of the end is looking up ...
'Written specially for Company B, Gwen in Purgatory is Tommy Murphy's brilliant existential comedy about an African missionary in the wilderness of Australian suburbia. Gwen's brood of ordinary souls is battling along in a changing world and wringing out the last drops of their matriarch's faith. Between them they may just find their way to some sort of forgiveness.'
Source: Belvoir Street Theatre website, http://www.belvoir.com.au/
Sighted: 22/09/2009
Production Details
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World premiere produced by Company B, in a co-production with La Boite Theatre Company at Belvoir St Upstairs, 4 July 2010. Director: Neil Armfield.
Contents
- Introduction, single work criticism (p. [vii]-ix)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Circle , October 2010; (p. 8)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Introduction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Gwen in Purgatory 2010; (p. [vii]-ix) -
Burnt by Brilliance
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 54 no. 11 2010; (p. 96--100)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Life After Youth
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 - 3 October 2010; (p. 6)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Family Ties That Bind and Strangle
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2010; (p. 52)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama
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A Family Show That Deftly Chastens
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 August 2010; (p. 13)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 August 2010; (p. 13)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Family Unravels While Waiting for Gwen to Go
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 August 2010; (p. 17)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 September 2010; (p. 14)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Moving On
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 29 September - 5 October no. 803 2010; (p. 25)
— Review of Gwen in Purgatory 2010 single work drama -
Priestly Role a Blessing for an Actor Dodging Stereotypes
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 August 2010; (p. 16) -
Exploring a Duty of Care
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 August 2010; (p. 20) -
Soul Searching
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 15 August 2010; (p. 6-7) -
Introduction
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Gwen in Purgatory 2010; (p. [vii]-ix)
Awards
- Queanbeyan, Queanbeyan area, Canberra region (NSW), Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,