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form y separately published work icon How to Make Gravy single work   film/TV  
Adaptation of How to Make Gravy Paul Kelly , 1996 single work poetry
Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 How to Make Gravy
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An adaptation of Paul Kelly's 1996 song, 'How to Make Gravy', in which a prisoner writes home to his family just before Christmas, reminiscing about the family gravy recipe as a focus for family relationships.

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      image of person or book cover 7707438657366075083.png
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.

Works about this Work

Weaving a Story That Is All Heart Geordie Gray (interviewer), 2024 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 December 2024; (p. 6)
Hugo Weaving, Meg Washington on Adapting Paul Kelly’s How To Make Gravy into a Christmas Movie Al Newstead, , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2024;
How to Make Gravy Review – A Well-intentioned, Mawkish Misfire Luke Buckmaster , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 December 2024;

— Review of How to Make Gravy Megan Washington , Nick Waterman , 2024 single work film/TV

'This soupy Christmas drama based on Paul Kelly’s song tips into corny sentimentalism – and comes dangerously close to suggesting that gravy is actually magic.'

How To Make Gravy : First Look at Movie Based on Paul Kelly's Iconic Christmas Song Al Newstead, , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2024;

— Review of How to Make Gravy Megan Washington , Nick Waterman , 2024 single work film/TV

'How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly's classic Christmas anthem, has been adapted into a movie that's arriving this December. Now, we get our first look with the official trailer.'  (Introduction)

How To Make Gravy : First Look at Movie Based on Paul Kelly's Iconic Christmas Song Al Newstead, , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2024;

— Review of How to Make Gravy Megan Washington , Nick Waterman , 2024 single work film/TV

'How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly's classic Christmas anthem, has been adapted into a movie that's arriving this December. Now, we get our first look with the official trailer.'  (Introduction)

How to Make Gravy Review – A Well-intentioned, Mawkish Misfire Luke Buckmaster , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 1 December 2024;

— Review of How to Make Gravy Megan Washington , Nick Waterman , 2024 single work film/TV

'This soupy Christmas drama based on Paul Kelly’s song tips into corny sentimentalism – and comes dangerously close to suggesting that gravy is actually magic.'

Hugo Weaving, Meg Washington on Adapting Paul Kelly’s How To Make Gravy into a Christmas Movie Al Newstead, , 2024 single work column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , September 2024;
Weaving a Story That Is All Heart Geordie Gray (interviewer), 2024 single work interview
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 December 2024; (p. 6)
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