Too Young for Ghosts
| Too Young for Ghosts | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Janis Balodis |
| Date premiered | 4 July 1985 |
| Place premiered | Studio, Victorian Arts Centre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | family drama |
Too Young for Ghosts is a 1985 play by Janis Balodis.[1]
It was produced by both the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company in 1985, with subsequent productions in Brisbane in 1988 and Perth in 1991.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Probing two points of contact between European migrants and northern Queensland, the play entwines the experience of Latvian migrants in 1948 and the expeditions of Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]In a brief review in The Age a reviewer called it "a powerful work told with humour and awareness".[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Louis Esson Prize for Drama | Won | [5] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Too Young for Ghosts by Janis Balodis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Too Young for Ghosts". www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Makeham, Paul B. "[Review of] Janis Balodis, "The Ghosts Trilogy" (Too Young For Ghosts; No Going Back; My Father's Father) Sydney: Currency Press, 1997". Australasian Drama Studies. 32: 159–162. ISSN 0810-4123.
- ^ ""Theatre for Everyone"". The Age, 22 February 1985, p17. ProQuest 2521216888. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Wednesday Magazine". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 634. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 October 1986. p. 18. Retrieved 30 May 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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