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y separately published work icon Laurinda single work   drama  
Adaptation of Laurinda Alice Pung , 2014 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 Laurinda
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'When 15-year-old Lucy Lam wins the inaugural Equal Access Scholarship to a prestigious private school, the smart and well-liked student is not prepared for the new world she’s suddenly propelled into. It’s a world of wealth and opportunity, overseen by The Cabinet – a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates, and even their teachers. But when The Cabinet turn their attention to Lucy she has to make a choice: fit in and succeed, or stay true to herself. Either way, there’s a cost.'

Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.

Production Details

  • Produced by Melbourne Theatre Company from 6 August to 10 September 2022, at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.

    An MTC Nextstage commission.

    Director: Petra Kalive.

    Set Designer: Eugyeene Teh.

    Costume Designer: Karine Larché.

    Lighting Designer: Rachel Lee.

    Composer and Sound Designer: Marco Cher-Gibard.

    Cast (all playing multiple roles): Fiona Choi, Chi Nguyen, Jillian Nguyen, Ngoc Phan, and Jenny Zhou.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2022
    • Redfern, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2022 .
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      Extent: 80p.
      Note/s:
      •  Published 5 August 2022

      ISBN: 9781760627812

Works about this Work

Witty and Relevant, a Stage Adaptation of Alice Pung’s Laurinda Is Filled with Intelligence and Humour Kate Hunter , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 August 2022;

— Review of Laurinda Diana Nguyen , Petra Kalive , 2022 single work drama

'The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel about the racism inherent in the privileged world of private school culture.' (Introduction)

Laurinda Review – a Disappointingly Uneven Adaptation of a Beloved Book Cher Tan , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 August 2022;

'Based on Alice Pung’s novel about an Asian student in an elite Australian school in the 1990s, this timely production feels scattershot and unconvincing'

Writer and Performer Diana Nguyen Romy Ash , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 August 2022;
Witty and Relevant, a Stage Adaptation of Alice Pung’s Laurinda Is Filled with Intelligence and Humour Kate Hunter , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 August 2022;

— Review of Laurinda Diana Nguyen , Petra Kalive , 2022 single work drama

'The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel about the racism inherent in the privileged world of private school culture.' (Introduction)

Writer and Performer Diana Nguyen Romy Ash , 2022 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 August 2022;
Laurinda Review – a Disappointingly Uneven Adaptation of a Beloved Book Cher Tan , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 August 2022;

'Based on Alice Pung’s novel about an Asian student in an elite Australian school in the 1990s, this timely production feels scattershot and unconvincing'

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