Wish single work   drama  
Note: Based on the novel, Wish by Peter Goldsworthy and adapted and directed by Humphrey Bower.
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Wish
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'When JJ – the hearing son of deaf parents – agrees to teach Sign to the mysterious Eliza, he embarks on a voyage of discovery that takes him to the outer limits of language, science, nature, ethics – and love.' Source: www.blueroom.org.au (Sighted 23/05/2011).

Production Details

  • World premiere produced by the Blue Room, as part of the Up Close season. in conjunction with Chamber Theatre Company Night 29 March - 16 April, 2011. Director: Humphrey Bower.

  • Perth Theatre Company and Night Train Productions. State Theatre Centre Underground, Perth. May 15-24, 2014

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First known date: 2011
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Wish : A Biologically Engineered Love Story Peter Goldsworthy , Pymble : Angus and Robertson , 1995 Z119536 1995 single work novel (taught in 1 units)

'Born to deaf parents, John James ("JJ") has always been more at home in Sign language than in spoken English. Recently divorced, he returns to school to teach Sign. His pupils include animal liberationists Clive Kinnear and Stella Todd, foster-parents to a very unusual daughter who is not deaf, but dumb. It's not long before JJ meets the beautiful, sensitive and highly intelligent 'Eliza', and is drawn into a bizarre chain of events..' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work

Sounds of Silence Talk to Our Animal Instinct Victoria Laurie , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 May 2014; (p. 15)
— Review of Wish Humphrey Bower , 2011 single work drama
From Page to Stage, a Balancing Act Peter Goldsworthy , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 May 2011; (p. 14)
Sounds of Silence Talk to Our Animal Instinct Victoria Laurie , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 May 2014; (p. 15)
— Review of Wish Humphrey Bower , 2011 single work drama
From Page to Stage, a Balancing Act Peter Goldsworthy , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 May 2011; (p. 14)
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (2)
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