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'Telethon Kid is the debut play from writer, comedian and self-described 'disabled ingenue' Alistair Baldwin.
'Shortlisted for this year's Griffin Award, Telethon Kid sees a disabled influencer team up with the world's leading expert in his condition as they vie for funding at a pharmaceutical company's annual conference. Set in the fickle world of rare disease research, Telethon Kid promises to be a sexy ethical nightmare unlike anything you've seen onstage before.'
Source: Matlhouse Theatre.
Affiliation Notes
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Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability Muscular dystrophy Type of character Primary Point of view Third person
Production Details
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Produced by Malthouse Theatre at the Beckett Theatre, 29 July - 13 August 2023.
Director: Hannah Fallowfield.
Dramaturg: Mark Pritchard.
Set and Costume Designer: Christina Smith.
Lighting Designer: Rachel Lee.
Composition and Sound Designer: Danni A. Esposito.
Cast: Ashley Apap (Evie), Max Brown (Doc), Effie Nkrumah (KT), and William Rees (Sam).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Theatre Review : Telethon Kid, Malthouse Theatre
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2023;
— Review of Telethon Kid 2023 single work drama'The moral of ‘Telethon Kid’ hangs on a precarious through line that is tarnished in this make-believe world.'
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Telethon Kid Review – A Provocative Comedy about Disability, Sex and Celebrity
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 August 2023;
— Review of Telethon Kid 2023 single work drama 'Alastair Baldwin’s trangressive story of a disability influencer who is having sex with his former paediatrician is often very funny, if sometimes uneven'(Introduction)
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Telethon Kid Review – A Provocative Comedy about Disability, Sex and Celebrity
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 August 2023;
— Review of Telethon Kid 2023 single work drama 'Alastair Baldwin’s trangressive story of a disability influencer who is having sex with his former paediatrician is often very funny, if sometimes uneven'(Introduction)
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Theatre Review : Telethon Kid, Malthouse Theatre
2023
single work
review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , August 2023;
— Review of Telethon Kid 2023 single work drama'The moral of ‘Telethon Kid’ hangs on a precarious through line that is tarnished in this make-believe world.'
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting
- 2024 highly commended Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama
- 2022 shortlisted Griffin Award for New Australian Playwriting
