Alastair Blanshard Alastair Blanshard i(15852650 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 Boy Swallows Universe : Theatrical Adaptation of Hit Novel Blends Pain with Nostalgia to Astonishing Effect Alastair Blanshard , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 September 2021;

— Review of Boy Swallows Universe Tim McGarry , 2020 single work drama

'There are many ways of dealing with trauma. Repression. Denial. Anger. Nostalgia? Boy Swallows Universe, the theatrical adaptation of Trent Dalton’s best-selling novel, which opened the Brisbane Festival last Friday makes a strong case for reworking and sentimentalising your pain.' (Introduction)

1 New Musical Has Enough Warmth, Witty Lines and Catchy Tunes to Win Its Own Fangirls Alastair Blanshard , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 13 September 2019;

— Review of Fangirls Yve Blake , 2019 single work musical theatre

'Comedy often succeeds where tragedy fails. Fangirls, the pop musical which premiered on Thursday night in Brisbane, is not the first drama to explore our fascination with the wild, uncontrollable power of young female passion and girls’ infatuation with their boy-loves. Yet its catchy tunes, witty dialogue, and hilarious, occasionally absurdist, comic scenes set it apart.' (Introduction)

1 Sue Smith’s Hydra : How Love, Pain and Sacrifice Produced an Australian Classic Alastair Blanshard , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 15 March 2019;

'Running through Hydra, the new play by Australian playwright Sue Smith, is the myth of Icarus, the boy who flew so high that his wings melted and he crashed to his death in the sea near the Greek island of Samos.' (Introduction)

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