Sleeplessness single work   drama   mystery  
Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Sleeplessness
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Notes

  • Sleeplessness delves into the history of a Hungarian woman, Lenke Palffy (the grandmother of the writer), who migrated to Australia in 1951 and died in a nursing home in 1986 with the assumed identity of a German male. The drama spans time and place, from Budapest in the 1920s to Sydney in 2003.

Production Details

  • First performed at the Performance Space, 199 Cleveland Street, Redfern, New South Wales, 1 -12 October 2003.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Woman's Grave Secrets Unearthed and Given Voice Cathy Pryor , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 September 2003; (p. 14)

— Review of Sleeplessness Karen Therese , 2003 single work drama
Haunted by an Elusive Truth Stephen Dunne , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 October 2003; (p. 20)

— Review of Sleeplessness Karen Therese , 2003 single work drama
Haunted by an Elusive Truth Stephen Dunne , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 October 2003; (p. 20)

— Review of Sleeplessness Karen Therese , 2003 single work drama
Woman's Grave Secrets Unearthed and Given Voice Cathy Pryor , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 September 2003; (p. 14)

— Review of Sleeplessness Karen Therese , 2003 single work drama
Last amended 7 Oct 2003 17:10:48
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