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Gordon Graham

GORDON GRAHAM

  (1949 - )
Nationality:    Australian
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Gordon Graham was born in 1949 and is an Arts graduate of the University of Western Australia. Innocent Bystanders was first produced at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs in London, 1975. Graham has written extensively for television, film and Theatre.

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below is a list of Gordon Graham's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Boys, The         Demolition Job         Earl         Far Out East         Four Colour Job         Freaks         Hanging Together         Inocent Bystanders         Neanderthal and the Carrot, The         Rallying Point
Boys, The

Synopsis:
the Boys takes a hard-hitting look at male violence towards women and the many factors that fuel it. When Brett Sprague is released from prison, younger brothers Glenn and Stevie throw him a homecoming party. as the beer flows, tensions begin to arise between the boys and their women: hot-headed Brett accuses his girlfriend of infidelity while he was locked up, the passive Glenn becomes angered by his controlling girlfriend's haughty attitude toward his family, and Stevie wants to dump his pregnant girlfriend despite his mother's demands to the contrary. the brothers' anger soon turns into rage against women in general and they leave the party together. the next day a woman is found brutally raped and murdered and the brothers are taken into custody. But are the boys capable of committing such a violent act?
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1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW     Nov 1989

Organisations:
Griffin Development Week

1st Published:
Currency Press, Sydney,    

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/106562

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Demolition Job

Synopsis:
Two workmen, Roy and Kelvin, are demolishing an old school in a working class area. On to the scene comes Quentin...who reveals that he and Roy were classmates in the building...More than the school is demolished.

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1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW     15 Jun 1980

Organisations:
Sydney Theatre Company

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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/92143

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Earl

Synopsis:
When an average couple's few certainties are stripped away, the only choice they have is a wholehearted embrace of chaos.

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1st Produced:
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW     06 Nov 2002

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/24655

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Far Out East

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Genre:
short full length farce

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Four Colour Job

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1st Produced:
Cairns Civic Centre, Cairns, QLD     05 oct 1976

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Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102357

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Freaks

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1st Produced:
Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC     14 Aug 1978

Organisations:
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Music:
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Genre:
2 acts Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia.
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/30383

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Hanging Together

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1st Produced:
Winter Theatre, Fremantle, WA     Jul 1983

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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/92144

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Inocent Bystanders

Synopsis:
Two cargo packers at Sydney airport are overcome by a trio of stowaway terrorists who think they have arrived in argentina. a comedy thriller in which the terrorists prove as muddled as their victims

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1st Published:
Popular short plays for the Australian stage / selected and introduced by Ron Blair, Vol 2, Sydney : Currency Press, 1985    

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy One act

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Script in the Hanger Collection, Fryer Library, University of Queensland, Australia.
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102358

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Neanderthal and the Carrot, The

Synopsis:
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1st Produced:
Hole in the Wall Theatre, Leederville, WA     1970

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Genre:
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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/127624

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Rallying Point

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Genre:
one act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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