y separately published work icon No Worries single work   drama   children's   - Two acts
First known date: 1984 Issue Details: First known date: 1984... 1984 No Worries
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon No Worries David Holman , ( dir. David Elfick ) Sydney : Palm Beach Pictures , 1992 Z999377 1992 single work film/TV children's

A story of an Australian outback family's courage as they struggle on a drought-plagued farm. Forced from their land, the Bells move to the city, where their daughter Matilda has difficulty coping. However, her friendship with another dislocated little girl, a Vietnamese refugee, helps her to adapt.

Notes

  • Sound recording available.
  • Adapted by David Holman for the 1992 film No Worries.

Affiliation Notes

  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has references to Vietnamese people.

Production Details

  • First performed by Magpie Theatre at Theatre 62, Adelaide, South Australia, on 6 March 1984. It has been produced in the UK, US (Chicago), Israel (Tel Aviv), and Japan (Tokyo). A film adapatation was made in 1992.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1980-1989 .
      Extent: 71p., [3] leavesp.
      Description: Typescript (photocopy).
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • Appendix has Vietnamese dialogue

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Local Id: H0813
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon No Worries / The Small Poppies / Beauty and the Beast David Holman , Sydney : Currency Press , 1989 Z859208 1989 selected work drama children's Sydney : Currency Press , 1989 pg. 1-54
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Works about this Work

Reviews Ian Chance , Jenny Boult , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Lowdown , May-June vol. 6 no. 3 1984; (p. 27-28)
— Review of No Worries David Holman , 1984 single work drama
Reviews Ian Chance , Jenny Boult , 1984 single work review
— Appears in: Lowdown , May-June vol. 6 no. 3 1984; (p. 27-28)
— Review of No Worries David Holman , 1984 single work drama
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