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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Battle of Waterloo
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'We’re all running away from something

'The sun sets over Waterloo, lorikeets call out the end of the day and the hum of music, cooking and conversation seep through the walls of the James Cook building. This is Sydney.

'Two sisters, Cassie and Sissy, live with their Aunt Mavis in an apartment surrounded by dozens like it. When Cassie’s boyfriend Ray returns from three years inside, the family’s relationships, their hopes and their failings all come into stark relief. When do you choose to run away? And when do you choose to stand tall for those you love?

'Playwright Kylie Coolwell makes an extraordinary debut – her vision of our city is both boisterous and engaging. With echoes of Tennessee Williams, Battle of Waterloo is by turns hilarious, tender and fierce. Resident Director Sarah Goodes (The Effect) will direct a play whose development she has helped oversee from its earliest incarnations through our Rough Draft program to the main stage. With a cast featuring Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires), Hunter Page-Lochard (Bran Nue Dae) and Luke Carroll (Redfern Now) this is contemporary Australian drama at its finest.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Sydney Theatre Company and Allens. World premiere : Sydney Theatre Company Wharf 1 Theatre (Sydney Theatre) 1 June 2015 to 27 June 2015.

    Director: Sarah Goodes.

    Designer: Renée Mulder.

    Lighting Designer: Damien Cooper.

    Composer & Sound Designer: Steve Francis.

    Cast: Luke Carroll, Shareena Clanton, Roxanne McDonald, Billy McPherson, Shari Sebbens, and James Slee.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2015
    • Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley - New Farm area, Brisbane - North East, Brisbane, Queensland,: Playlab , 2016 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      ISBN: 9781925338409

Works about this Work

Waterloo a Winner as STC Adds to Its Riches Michaela Boland , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 May 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Chaos in the Block John McCallum , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 June 2015; (p. 14)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Coolwell Delivers Dazzling Domestic Drama in Debut Play Jason Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 June 2015; (p. 11)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Shakespearean Twist in Waterloo Elissa Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 31 May 2015; (p. 5)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
The Goodes Penny Durham , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 May 2015; (p. 8-9)
Shakespearean Twist in Waterloo Elissa Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 31 May 2015; (p. 5)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Coolwell Delivers Dazzling Domestic Drama in Debut Play Jason Blake , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 June 2015; (p. 11)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Chaos in the Block John McCallum , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 June 2015; (p. 14)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
Waterloo a Winner as STC Adds to Its Riches Michaela Boland , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 11 May 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of Battle of Waterloo Kylie Coolwell , 2015 single work drama
The Goodes Penny Durham , 2015 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 May 2015; (p. 8-9)
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