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Production Details

- World premiere produced by Playbox Theatre in collaboration with the State Theatre Company of South Australia at the Merlyn Theatre, Malthouse, Melbourne from 30 May-21 June 2003. Director: Aubrey Mellor.
- Also read in NewYork on the 10th October 2003 as part of the 'Freedom Follies' readings held by the Theatres Against War movement.
- Broadcast in four weekly parts on ABC Radio National's Airplay, beginning on 26 November 2006.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Currency Press ; Playbox Theatre

Sydney, New South Wales,: Melbourne, Victoria,: Currency Press ; Playbox Theatre , 2003 .

Extent: 94p.

Note/s:

Theatre progam at end of playtext (pages numbered i - xviii).

ISBN: 086819705X

Series: Current Theatre Series Currency Press (publisher), 1983- series - publisher Abstract 'Current Theatre Series consists of Australian plays published with the program inserted and sold during theatre seasons. The aim of the series is to promote and encourage new dramatic writing and make it accessible to theatregoers and the public. The text is presented at the first day of rehearsal and does not contain changes which the author may choose to make after the play has commenced its present season - these will be incorporated into any new edition published by Currency.' Currency Press.
Publisher: Currency Press

Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2005 .

Extent: 110p.
Edition info: Rev. ed.
ISBN: 0868197750
Appears in:

y It Just Stopped [and] Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes : Two Plays Stephen Sewell , Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2007 Z1422200 2007 selected work drama (taught in 2 units) Strawberry Hills : Currency Press , 2007
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Performance Reviews : Myth, Propaganda and Disaster Jessi Ryan , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , October 2023;
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

A Man of Qualities Ian Craven , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 February 2013; (p. 4-5)

Stephen Sewell and the State of the Nation Denise Varney , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: Radical Visions 1968-2008 : The Impact of the Sixties on Australian Drama 2011; (p. 239-266)

The Follies Bizarre : Australia's Political Theatre Michael Connor , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 52 no. 3 2008; (p. 22-28)

Once More into the Fray for Fearless Sewell Stephen Bevis , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 30 September 2006; (p. 12-13)

When Patriot Games Turn Nasty Thuy On , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 9 June 2003; (p. 7)
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

Theatre / Opera Bill Perrett , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 8 June 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

Politics of Terror in the Wake of September 11 Felicity Bloch , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 13 June vol. 69 no. 40 2003; (p. 20)
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

Mind Games Murray Bramwell , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , August no. 239 2003; (p. 21)
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

In the Grip of White-Hot Anger Colin Rose , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 January 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America : A Drama in 30 Scenes Stephen Sewell , 2003 single work drama

The Big Issue Katrina Strickland , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 2003; (p. 14-15)

All the Rage Sian Prior , 2003 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 10 June vol. 121 no. 6376 2003; (p. 64-65)

What I've Learnt : Stephen Sewell Chris Beck , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 7 June 2003; (p. 2)

Look Back in Anguish Ian Johns , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 November 2003; (p. 26)

Don't Mention the War Richard Zachariah , 2003 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 23 November 2003; (p. 21)

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Awards

2004 winner AWGIE Awards — Stage Award

2004 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Drama

2004 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best New Australian Work

2004 nominated Helpmann Awards for Performing Arts in Australia — Best Play Nominated for the 2003 Playbox Theatre / State Theatre Company of South Australia production.