Wasting Away single work   drama   young adult   - Thirteen scenes
Issue Details: First known date: 1982... 1982 Wasting Away
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Secondary school play about anorexia nervosa.

Production Details



    • First produced by the Theatre-in-Education team of the National Theatre Co., Perth, Sth Fremantle Senior High School, 15 June 1982.

      Directed by John Preston.

      Performed throughout Western Australia. Subsequently performed by many professional companies and schools throughout Australia.


    • The published revised version was first produced by the Toe Truck Theatre Co., Wawina Creative Secondary School, Balmain, NSW, 21 February 1984.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1982

Works about this Work

Saltpillar Youth Triumph Peter Kohn , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 9 November vol. 57 no. 8 1990; (p. 32)

— Review of Wasting Away David Young , 1982 single work drama
Saltpillar Youth Triumph Peter Kohn , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 9 November vol. 57 no. 8 1990; (p. 32)

— Review of Wasting Away David Young , 1982 single work drama
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