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Author Oades, Roslyn

Title Acts of Courage Fast Cars and Tractor Engines; Stories of Love and Hate; I'm Your Man
Published Sydney : Currency Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (173 p.)
Contents Cover -- Playwright's Biography -- Theatre Companies -- The Complexity of Courage: Roslyn Oades' Headphone Verbatim Theatre Trilogy -- Caroline Wake -- Author's Note -- Production note -- Track list -- First Production -- Characters -- Fast Cars & Tractor Engines -- Prologue -- Scene 1: Ahmad Family -- Fast Cars -- Scene 2: Boxer -- Hits -- Scene 3: Hilda & Daughter -- Greatest Love -- Scene 4: Three Girls -- In Love -- Scene 5: Ahmad Family -- Spillin' The Beans -- Scene 6: Hilda & Daughter -- Jewish Husband Part 1 -- Scene 7: Three Girls -- Boyfriend
Scene 8: Hilda & Daughter -- Jewish Husband Part 2 -- Scene 9: Boxer -- Kill 'Im -- Scene 10: Margaret & Son -- Policeman'S Daughter -- Scene 11: Hilda & Daughter -- Men -- Scene 12: Margaret & Son -- Tassie -- Scene 13: Ninh -- Ambush -- Scene 14: The Royalists -- Royal Visit -- Scene 15: Ninh -- Very Brave -- Scene 16: Mayor & Mum -- Dickhead Part 1 -- Scene 17: Boxer -- Head Problems -- Scene 18: The Royalists -- Graffiti -- Scene 19: Three Girls -- He'S African -- Scene 20: Mayor & Mum -- Dickhead Part 2 -- Scene 21: Margaret & Son -- White People -- Scene 22: Ninh -- Bullets
Scene 23: Three Girls -- They Started Early -- Scene 24: The Royalists -- Bankstown Square -- Scene 25: Ahmad Family -- Jihad -- Scene 26: Ninh -- Tractor Engine -- Production note -- Track list -- First Production -- Characters -- Stories of Love & Hate -- Prologue -- Scene 1: Love Hurts -- Scene 2: Cop & Wife -- Gentle Giant -- Scene 3: Auburn Girls -- I Couldn'T Stand Him -- Scene 4: Carol & Max -- Bottom Of The Barrel -- Scene 5: Surfers -- Is It Better Than Sex? -- Scene 6: Car Boys -- I'M A Bass-Head -- Scene 7: Love God -- The Moon Is Out -- Scene 8: Swim Ladies -- Oh, What A Beautiful Morning
Scene 9: Tommy & Mohammed D -- Everyone'S Friends -- Scene 10: Shire Kids -- I Love The Shire -- Scene 11: Surfers -- Surf Warriors -- Scene 12: Swim Ladies -- Broken Ankle -- Scene 13: Tommy & Mohammed D -- Wanna Go Beach -- Scene 14: Carol & Max -- Swordfish -- Scene 15: Love God -- Mark Is In Love -- Scene 16: Morris -- How To Love Your Son -- Scene 17: Car Boys -- Dream Car, Dream Girl -- Scene 18: Shire Kids -- We'Re Considered Easy -- Scene 19: Tommy & Mohammed D -- Your Pride -- Scene 20: Surfers -- Puffer Fish -- Scene 21: Car Boys -- What A Car Says -- Scene 22: Tommy & Mohammed D -- Ophff, Love Song
Scene 23: Shire Kids -- Under The Bridge -- Scene 24: Surfers -- Bad Behaviour -- Scene 25: Cop & Wife -- 8:00 A.M. -- Scene 26: Photographer -- The Train Situation -- Scene 27: Cop & Wife -- Big Black Baton -- Scene 28: Love God -- Houda Calls -- Scene 29: Car Boys -- The Riots Were The Best -- Scene 30: Morris -- Stopping Tommy -- Scene 31: Surfers -- War Zone -- Scene 32: Carol & Max -- 'The Incident' -- Scene 33: Auburn Girls -- Protective Parents -- Scene 34: Morris -- A Fish Out Of Water -- Scene 35: Swim Ladies -- All The Pearls In The Sea -- Production note -- Track list -- First Production
Summary Acts of Courage forges immediacy and honesty between a vast range of Australian stories, generating forgiveness and hope in the act. Oades' unwavering loyalty to the words, sounds and silences of everyday conversations conveys a steadfast loyalty to the experiences and the people from which they come. This trilogy celebrates not only the Australian spirit through times of hardship, but everyday, extraordinary, acts of courage
Notes Description based upon print version of record
Subject Boxers (Sports) -- Australia -- Drama
Riots -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Cronulla -- Drama
Youth -- Australia -- Drama
Boxers (Sports)
Riots
Youth
Australia
New South Wales
Genre/Form Drama
Form Electronic book
Author Wake, Caroline
ISBN 9781760626990
1760626996