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'1942. The world is at war. Singapore has fallen to the Japanese army. Darwin has been bombed. The arrival in Australia of United States troops - black and white - provides a ray of hope. But it's an uneasy alliance. Boundary Street follows the story of three African-American soldiers in Brisbane. Off duty, they head to the Dr Carver Club, a jazz club set up especially for African-American servicemen.
The promise of new, exotic music and dancing attracts many Australians, including "respectable" white and Indigenous women. Prejudices are dispelled and genuine friendships blossom, but then the simmering racism erupts violently.' Source: www.bsstc.com.au (Sighted 09/03/2011).
Production Details
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World premiere and co-production with Perth International Arts Festival and Brisbane Festival by the Black Swan Theatre Company at the Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, 4-20 March 2011. Director: Kate Cherry.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Confused Distillation
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 11 no. 1 2014; (p. 242-244)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama -
Merry Dance in 'Bris-bayne'
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 September 2012; (p. 62)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama -
Capacity Hit for Hot Shows
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 September 2012; (p. 20) -
Beyond Boundary Road
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 28 June 2012; (p. 17) -
Toe-Tapper Appears out of Place
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 March 2011; (p. 15)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama
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Toe-Tapper Appears out of Place
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 March 2011; (p. 15)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama -
Merry Dance in 'Bris-bayne'
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 September 2012; (p. 62)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama -
Confused Distillation
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: History Australia , vol. 11 no. 1 2014; (p. 242-244)
— Review of Boundary Street 2011 single work drama -
Beyond Boundary Road
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 28 June 2012; (p. 17) -
Capacity Hit for Hot Shows
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 12 September 2012; (p. 20)
Awards
- 2009 winner Rodney Seaborn Playwrights' Award
Last amended 9 Mar 2011 08:24:37
Subjects:
- 1942
Settings:
- Brisbane, Queensland,
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