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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'A monologue about a recovering anorexic and bulimic, taking the audience into the painful reality of a woman afflicted by eating disorders. Based on Sancia Robinson’s own experiences. ' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

y Mary Jane : Living through Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa Sancia Robinson , Foong Ling Kong , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1996 Z1118910 1996 single work non-fiction young adult

Notes

Monologue based on the personal story of actor Sancia Robinson.

Production Details

First produced by the Sydney Theatre Company and New Stages at the Wharf 2, Sydney, 3 March 1995.
What is the matter with Mary Jane? was performed at The Owl and the Pussycat in Richmond from August 11 to 17, 2014

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Currency Press

Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 1996 .

Extent: 74p.
Description: illus., photos.

Note/s:

Contains study guide for teachers and students (pp.41-74), written by Dianne Mackenzie and Henrietta Stathopoulos.

Dedication: With love for Princess Sancia and her very own 'happily ever after'.

'Story by Sancia Robinson, written by Wendy Harmer' (titelpage).

ISBN: 0868194808 (pbk)
Publisher: Currency Press

Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2014 .

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Image courtesy of publisher's website.

Extent: 55p.
Description: illus.

Note/s:

Published: 22nd October 2014

ISBN: 9781925005226

Series: Currency Plays Currency Press (publisher), series - publisher Currency Teenage Drama Currency Teenage Series Currency Press (publisher), 1995 series - publisher

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Unhealthy Musings : Mary Jane's Stage Return Annabel Ross , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 2014; (p. 43)
— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama

Urgent, Powerful Message Pamela Payne , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 12 March 1995; (p. 123)
— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama

Sancia's Horrifying Affliction Carrie Kablean , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Telegraph , 19 March 1995; (p. 179)
— Review of What is the Matter with Mary Jane? Wendy Harmer , Sancia Robinson , 1996 single work drama