Contact! single work   musical theatre   opera  
Note: Original idea by Angus Grant; libretto by Angus Grant and Kate Schmitt.
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Contact!
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'A court drama full of love, deceit and quartered oranges. A closed matriarchal society where members must never venture from their place or stray from their task. Add scrunchies, lycra, bibs, sliced oranges and Australia's sprawling suburbs and you get netball! Meet Coach Bev and the rest of the under-21 team from the Hyatt Park Rangers as they gear up for the big game against the Sparrows. Will newcomer Daisy stick to the game plan? Can Wendy stand tall when it comes to crunch time? What exactly does Bevan know about the game - and is he even on the right field?' (The Arts Centre website)

Production Details

  • First produced in a development season as part of Carnegie 18, in a double bill with 'Curtains', at Fairfax Studio, the Arts Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 22-25 January 2011.

    Premiere season presented by the Arts Centre Melbourne at the Fairfax Studio, 11-29 April 2012. Director: Cameron Menzies.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Court's in Session for Musical Madness Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 April 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Contact! Angus Grant , Kate Schmitt , 2011 single work musical theatre
First Contact Has Women in the Zone Robin Usher , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6-7 April 2012; (p. 24)
Scrunchies, Bibs and Songs : The World of Netball Makes Contact with Opera Liza Power , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2011; (p. 14)
The Court's in Session for Musical Madness Cameron Woodhead , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 14 April 2012; (p. 24)

— Review of Contact! Angus Grant , Kate Schmitt , 2011 single work musical theatre
Scrunchies, Bibs and Songs : The World of Netball Makes Contact with Opera Liza Power , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 2011; (p. 14)
First Contact Has Women in the Zone Robin Usher , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 6-7 April 2012; (p. 24)
Last amended 10 Apr 2012 14:29:05
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