Chris Aronsten Chris Aronsten i(A92540 works by)
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1 Off the Record Chris Aronsten , 2023 single work drama

'"If you’re honest you get locked out. People don’t like you. But what can you do when you know the truth?"

'Jenny Gosper is the host of Face to Face a tacky, tabloid-style tv current affairs show. She once had a stellar career as a journalist before suffering a spectacular fall from grace.

'Tony Trevelan is the founder and CEO of Embrace International, a high profile aid agency operating in Bangladesh, who is facing accusations of abusing female employees.

'Jenny and Tony go way back – and now she has him in the hot seat on her show.

'But the interview is a fizzer, and in the aftermath, as the hospitality drinks flow, secrets are revealed, and threats of exposure on both sides turn the situation toxic.

'When Jenny has a serious accident, the outcome unexpectedly presents her with a way to finally nail Tony.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
1 2 y separately published work icon Malice Toward None Chris Aronsten , 2012 Darlinghurst : Chris Aronsten , 2012 Z1863155 2012 single work drama 'Meet Kathy, the shoplifting junky who thinks she's an actress; Pete the drug dealing pensioner with Alzheimer's; and Jane, whose mother Janet is addicted to carrots. Malice Toward None is three hilarious, insightful and virtuosic monologues about self-delusion, out-running the past, and how mothers always get what they want.' (Source: Australian Stage website.)
1 2 y separately published work icon The Lunch Hour Chris Aronsten , 2012 Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2012 Z1860938 2012 single work drama humour 'The Lunch Hour is set in a box-office call centre. A bunch of would-be artists are secretly writing a play about Martin, their boss - and nemesis - in the hope of winning a playwriting competition. But Martin has penned his own play about his dysfunctional staff and their thwarted lives, which he leaves it on their desks as a parting gift and wake up call. The Lunch Hour is all about what we all do to get through the day - the games we play, the distractions we create and the pain of failure. We see ourselves in these characters and recognise sometimes the hardest part about starting or finishing anything in life is being ready.' Source: http://www.darlinghursttheatre.com/ (Sighted 17/05/2012).
1 1 y separately published work icon Human Resources Chris Aronsten , 2005 Hobart : Australian Script Centre , 2006 Z1237346 2005 single work drama 'A darkly humorous three part look at the psychology, graft and politics of the office work environment. In "Dave's Lunchtime Dos and Don'ts," Steven revels in his easy manipulation of a lonely, sexually frustrated, wealthy older man , until his plan goes horribly wrong. In "Brian Meets His Match" a pack of office workers all use the same internet dating service. Their obsessive rules of engagement are challenged by the arrival of the new boy,- plain old Brian. In "Fiona's Functions" we discover how an older and near-untrainable box office worker deals with the encroachment of technology and her seemingly pre-pubescent new boss.' Source http://www.theprogram.net.au/giveawaysSub.asp?id=599&state_id= (Sighted 19/01/2006)
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