Name: Parramatta Girls
SKU: CP-1533
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Parramatta Girls

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Published with Eyes to the Floor

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.

Based on the testimony of dozens of GTS old-girls, this vibrant new play is a joyous and harrowing dramatisation of the experiences of eight inmates and their reunion forty years later. Interspersed with song and storytelling, this is a tribute to mischief and humour in the face of hardship and inequality.

Length in minutes: 0
Cast: 8 total
Roles: 8 female identifying
Themes: history, women, gender
Cast age groups: 18+
Audience age: adult
Publisher: Currency Press

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TEACHERS' NOTES: PARRAMATTA GIRLS

BELVOIR

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

REVIEW: PARRAMATTA GIRLS

REBECCA WHITTON, AUSTRALIAN STAGE, 25 MARCH 2007

"In Alana Valentineâ€™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."

ARTICLE: DIRECTORâ€™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

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."

ARTICLE: HOME TRUTHS

JACQUI TAFFEL, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 17 MARCH 2007

Article on 'Parramatta Girls' by Alana Valentine.

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