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'Set in the Balkans, East Timor and Iraq, against the complex terrain of contemporary photojournalism, "Bare Witness" scrutinises the way we view our humanity - through the fragmenting lens of the media. Searching for the pieces of herself lost to years in the field, a young Australian woman is at a point when thrusting the camera between herself and her subjects ceases to protect her. Photographs, memories and dreams collide in a physical multi-media performance that follows a pack of complicated, flawed characters who share the unbreakable bond of war journalists.'
Source fortyfivedownstairs website, www.fortyfivedownstairs.com (Sighted 13/09/2010)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is set in East Timor, and Iraq.
Production Details
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First produced by fortyfivedownstairs and La Mama at fortyfivedownstairs theatre, Melbourne, Victoria, 10 - 26 September, 2010. Directed by Nadja Kostich.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Direct Address as Action and Effect in Bare Witness and Beyond the Neck
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 62 2013; (p. 163-178, 223) -
War in a New Light
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 November 2012; (p. 4)
— Review of Bare Witness 2005 single work drama -
The Shocking Truth
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 November 2012; (p. 5) -
Unheard Sufferings for Art
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2012; (p. 9) -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 September 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of Bare Witness 2005 single work drama
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A Question of Truth, and a Camera's Lies
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 September 2010; (p. 14)
— Review of Bare Witness 2005 single work drama -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 September 2010; (p. 19)
— Review of Bare Witness 2005 single work drama -
War in a New Light
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 November 2012; (p. 4)
— Review of Bare Witness 2005 single work drama -
Unheard Sufferings for Art
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 October 2012; (p. 9) -
The Shocking Truth
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 November 2012; (p. 5) -
Direct Address as Action and Effect in Bare Witness and Beyond the Neck
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April no. 62 2013; (p. 163-178, 223)
Awards
- 2008 shortlisted Patrick White Playwrights' Award
- 2005 winner R. E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Development Award
Last amended 6 Mar 2013 13:21:08
Subjects:
Settings:
- Balkans, Europe,
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cTimor-Leste,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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cIraq,cMiddle East, Asia,
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