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The Dark Side of Midnight single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 The Dark Side of Midnight
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'The Dark Side of Midnight is concerned with the themes of racism and fear of change. The action takes place in 1947 on the Northwest Frontier of India on the eve of partition, and in Sussex, England, in 1967. The play is based on letters and journals of [the author's] parent's experiences in India, which were researched and sourced from Cambridge University and the British Library ... during a two week study trip in June 2009.' (Free Rain Theatre Company website)

Production Details

  • First produced by Free Rain Theatre Company at Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 28 October - 13 November 2011. Directed by Anne Somes.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Face-to-Face with a Changing World Alanna Maclean , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2011; (p. 9)

— Review of The Dark Side of Midnight Tessa Bremner , 2011 single work drama
Face-to-Face with a Changing World Alanna Maclean , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2011; (p. 9)

— Review of The Dark Side of Midnight Tessa Bremner , 2011 single work drama

Awards

2011 nominated Canberra Area Theatre (CAT) Awards Best Original Work Nominated for the script.
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