School Dance single work   drama   young adult  
Is part of Windmill Theatre Trilogy Matthew Whittet , 2014 series - author drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 School Dance
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'This is a story of three teenage boys. They're going to the school dance. They're on a mission. But they are losers. First there's Matt. He's 15, although he doesn't look it. Then there's Luke, also 15. Luke likes dancing. And for a loser, he's pretty good at it. Neither Matt nor Luke has a girlfriend (if you hadn't already guessed). Then there's Jonathon. Even though he's taller, he's only 14. He's excited about the dance - as long as he doesn't run into Derek Sturgess... These three are the awkward kids. The invisible teens. Fuelled by a diet of raging hormones and mee goreng noodles, they exist in a misfit realm, navigating complex waters with little success. A highly personal work that, just like it's central protagonists, is funny, sad, scary, weird, really stupid, endearing and repulsive.' Source: www.windmill.org.au/

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form y separately published work icon School Dance Matthew Whittet , ( dir. Rosemary Myers ) Australia : Windmill Pictures , 2018 13199381 2018 single work film/TV

'This is a story about three teenagers. Matt, Luke and Jonathon. They’re meeting up before the school dance. They’re on a mission. But they’re losers.'

Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.

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Notes

  • Other 2013 Helpmann Awards nominations include:

    Jonathon Oxlade : Best Scenic Design

    Amber McMahon : Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play

    Luke Smiles : Best Original Score

Production Details

  • Premiered at the 2012 Adelaide Festival by Windmill Theatre, Space Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre, 3-10 March 2012.

    Director: Rosemary Myers.


    Presented by Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Festival (as a Windmill Theatre production), Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney, 10 January to 3 February 2013.

    Director: Rosemary Myers.

    Designer: Jonathon Oxlade.

    Soundtrack: Luke Smiles and Motion Laboratories.

    Lighting Designer: Richard Vabre.

    Movement: Gabrielle Nankivell.

    Animation: Chris More.

    Cast: Amber McMahon, Jonathon Oxlade, Luke Smiles, and Matthew Whittet.

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Works about this Work

Frequently Moving Festival a Breath of Fresh Air Jason Blake , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 7)
Untitled Elissa Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 20 January 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama
The Land of Invisible Teens Elissa Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2013; (p. 11)

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama
School Dance Chrysoula Aiello , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , January 2013;

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama

'This Eighties-inspired outsider story transports us to a world of schoolyard politics, crushes, faux pas and geeky dancing.'

The Land of Invisible Teens Elissa Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2013; (p. 11)

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama
Untitled Elissa Blake , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 20 January 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama
School Dance Chrysoula Aiello , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , January 2013;

— Review of School Dance Matthew Whittet , 2012 single work drama

'This Eighties-inspired outsider story transports us to a world of schoolyard politics, crushes, faux pas and geeky dancing.'

Frequently Moving Festival a Breath of Fresh Air Jason Blake , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 January 2013; (p. 7)
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