Name: HEADS IN THE SAND
SKU: ASC-894
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HEADS IN THE SAND

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Set in a prison, Heads in the Sand delves into the disturbing mental world of the paedophile. It exposes the psychological repression present in the perpetrators; their isolation and separation from 'normal' society. It questions our current rehabilitation system and challenges the moral views and beliefs of its audience. It does not attempt to provide answers.

Form/Style: surrealist drama
Length in minutes: 40
Cast: 4 total
Roles: 4 male identifying
Themes: adolescence
Cast age groups: 16 to 18, 18+
Audience age: adult
Publisher: Australian Script Centre

MONOLOGUES
PRODUCTION HISTORY

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Male | Unspecified | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 19

EXTRACT: I've got a problem. I know I have. I don't deny it. There is something wrong with me, in my head, has to be, but what can I do? I can't go to the doctor, I can't go to the police I can't even go to my family. Every time it happens I tell myself it will be the last time. That I won't do it again, that I'm over it. Then something always has to happen. That just lures me back in. I see an advertisement with a young girl, all dolled up, you know with the make-up...

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