Event | 
					 Falling Petals 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					27 June 2003 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					2 July 2003 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					19 July 2003 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					"Falling Petals holds a mirror up to epidemics such as the recent outbreak of the SARS virus whilst blasting the urban/rural fissure wide open. Part sci-fi, part satire, it is a darkly humorous fable about the consequences of a culture of disposable youth." | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Press Release | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Satire
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Humanity
						 
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Book:  Hilary Glow, Power Plays: Australian Theatre and the Public Agenda, Currency Press, Sydney, 2007
 
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				       Review:  Bill Perrett, Agenda, 6 July 2003, 9
 
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				       Review:  Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 6 July 2003, 82
 
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				       Review:  Chris Boyd, Australian Financial Review, 12 July 2003, 67
 
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				       Review:  Jim Murphy, A3, 10 July 2003, 10
 
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				       Review:  Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 4 July 2003, 90
 
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				       Review:  Thuy On, The Australian, 4 July 2003, 14
 
				             
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					Winner: Wal Cherry Play of the Year 2001.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Book | 
									
									John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Report | 
									
									Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 2003 | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					29401 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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