Yarnin' Up single work   drama   humour   - 85 minutes without interval
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Yarnin' Up
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

This play tells the story of Ken, a white Christian do-gooder who, after a stint on an outback Aboriginal community, wants to do his bit by sharing his Brisbane house with what he perceives as "disadvantaged" Murris.

Production Details

  • Commissioned by Brisbane's Kooemba Jdarra Theatre Company and first performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival from February 23 to Marsh 2, 2002 and then in Brisbane, at the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art, April 8 - 20, 2002.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2002

Works about this Work

Play Touches on Many Issues Todd Condie , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 May no. 277 2002; (p. 34)
Quit When You're Ahead Eugene O'Donnell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 April 2002; (p. 32)

— Review of Yarnin' Up Anthony Newcastle , Mike Dickinson , 2002 single work drama
'Yarnin' Up' to Take to Stage 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 April no. 273 2002; (p. 41)
Telling It Like It Is Alison Cotes , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 12 January 2002; (p. 24)
Quit When You're Ahead Eugene O'Donnell , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 April 2002; (p. 32)

— Review of Yarnin' Up Anthony Newcastle , Mike Dickinson , 2002 single work drama
Telling It Like It Is Alison Cotes , 2002 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier Mail , 12 January 2002; (p. 24)
'Yarnin' Up' to Take to Stage 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 3 April no. 273 2002; (p. 41)
Play Touches on Many Issues Todd Condie , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 29 May no. 277 2002; (p. 34)
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