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'A remote valley. An unspeakable crime. A prominent architect is commissioned to design a memorial to the victims.
'On the eve of the presentation of the memorial to the public, a blind woman comes out of the rain and into the architect's studio. She is the mother of one of the victims and she demands to be heard. Over the next hour the two women do battle over what it means to memorialise the dead, what it means to be a mother and what it means to believe.
'Like A Fishbone is both a psychological thriller and a haunting puzzle about faith, compassion and the danger of telling the truth.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Anthony Weigh's title 'Like a Fishbone' is drawn from the Robert Lowell poem 'For the Union Dead'. The poem includes the lines 'Their monument sticks like a fishbone / in the city's throat'.
Production Details
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First produced at the Bush Theatre, London, United Kingdom, 7 June - 10 July 2010.
Director: Josie Rourke.
First produced in Australia at the Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales, by Griffin Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company, 16 July - 7 August 2010.
Director: Tim Maddock.
Set Designer: Jacob Nash.
Costume Designer: Bruce McKinven.
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson.
Composer/Sound Designer: Steve Francis.
Cast: Teneale Clifford, Marta Dusseldorp, Anita Hegh, and Aimee Horne.
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: The Sun-Herald , 25 July 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Grief and Ambition Collide in a Thought-Provoking Piece
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 July 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian , 15 June 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Fits the Role
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 July 2010; (p. 8)
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian , 15 June 2010; (p. 36)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Grief and Ambition Collide in a Thought-Provoking Piece
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 July 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 July 2010; (p. 12)
— Review of Like a Fishbone 2010 single work drama -
Fits the Role
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 July 2010; (p. 8)