Soft single work   drama   - Prologue and two narratives
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Soft
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The first narrative, set in contemporary times, is the story of a couple going through a pre-natal screening process who find out their unborn child has Down syndrome. The story is complicated by the fact that their doctor, played by Nicki Holland, also has Down syndrome.

The second narrative is a sci-fi story set 40 years into the future. A man is picked up by the police, and, with no identification on him, is brought to a genetic scientist (Jim Russell) for identification through DNA. It emerges that the mysterious stranger is the last surving [sic] person with Down syndrome.

(Source: The Age review)

Affiliation Notes

  • Writing Disability in Australia:

    Type of disability Down syndrome.
    Type of character Primary.
    Point of view Third person (drama).

Production Details

  • First performed by Geelong's Back to Back Theatre, Shed 4, Docklands, Melbourne, 19 - 26 October 2002. Season directed by Bruce Gladwin.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2002
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Works about this Work

Soft : Scaring the Art into Us Carolyn Webb , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of Soft Bruce Gladwin , 2002 single work drama
Soft Sell Jo Roberts , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2002; (p. 4)
Brave New Theatre Helen Thomson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 October 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of Soft Bruce Gladwin , 2002 single work drama
Brave New Theatre Helen Thomson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 October 2002; (p. 5)
— Review of Soft Bruce Gladwin , 2002 single work drama
Soft : Scaring the Art into Us Carolyn Webb , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 October 2002; (p. 6)
— Review of Soft Bruce Gladwin , 2002 single work drama
Soft Sell Jo Roberts , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 25 October 2002; (p. 4)
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