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by Alana Valentine

EYES TO THE FLOOR

$29.99

Published with Parramatta Girls

The inmates of The Girls Training School, Parramatta had about as hard an upbringing as you can get in Australia. But theirs is also one of the great untold stories of making good in tough times.

Chronicles the experience of girls sent from Parramatta Girls Home to the Hay Girls Home for even more brutal, punitive treatment. Written to be played by young adults, this moving work emphasises the childish vulnerability of the inmates in a world where they must find connection with each other in order to to survive. Artfully woven with movement, chorus work and poetry, it is a compelling companion work to Parramatta Girls.

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  • 7 female identifying, 4 male identifying
  • Currency Press


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ARTICLE: HOME TRUTHS

JACQUI TAFFEL, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 17 MARCH 2007

Article on 'Parramatta Girls' by Alana Valentine.

ARTICLE: DIRECTOR’S DIARY - PARRAMATTA GIRLS

ROBYN MORRIS, BEAUMARIS THEATRE COMPANY, FOR STAGE WHISPERS

Director Robyn Morris writes about 'Parramatta Girls' by Alana Valentine, for Stage Whispers.

REVIEW: PARRAMATTA GIRLS

REBECCA WHITTON, AUSTRALIAN STAGE, 25 MARCH 2007

"In Alana Valentine’s humourous yet tragic and ultimately uplifting play, Parramatta Girls, a group of former inmates of a juvenile detention centre reunite to expunge their demons."

TEACHERS' NOTES: PARRAMATTA GIRLS

BELVOIR

Teachers' Notes for 'Parramatta Girls' by Alana Valentine, produced by Belvoir.

REVIEW: PARRAMATTA GIRLS

BRYCE HALLETT, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 23 MARCH 2007

"Parramatta Girls is desperately sad, honest, humorous and uplifting. It is a triumph for Valentine and company."

LINK: HAY INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS

WIKIPEDIA

Information about the Hay Institution for Girls, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

LINK: EYES TO THE FLOOR: THE HAY INSTITUTION FOR GIRLS

ABC RADIO NATIONAL, LATE NIGHT LIVE, 8 MAY 2008

"From 1961 to 1974, the Hay Institution operated as a total security institute for incorrigible girls committed to the care of the child welfare department. It was here in an old disused gaol that girls that were deemed too difficult for Parramatta Girls Home were sent. The aim of the Hay Girls Institution was to crash the girls' spirits and for many this is exactly what happened."

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