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Julia Osborne

JULIA OSBORNE  

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(image: Wednesday Sutherland) Julia Osborne lived for many years in different pArts of rural New South Wales, from Boomi to Deniliquin, before returning to Sydney in 1990. Her short stories have been published in the literary magazines Meanjin, Island, Antipodes (usa) and Panurge (UK), as well as Australian Penthouse, The Australian Women's Weekly and Family Circle. Her novel Falling Glass (2002) is set in Glebe against the background of media reportage of the 1991 Gulf War. Julia has adapted two of her short stories (Menace and The Burial) for the stage, and is currently working on a third play.

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

 Burial, The         Menace

Burial, The

Synopsis:
In the not-so-distant future, Australia is blowing away... Sand dunes are gradually swallowing the countryside, there's no rain, and water supplies are dwindling. When one of the last country towns is evacuated, a farmer and his wife are unwittingly left behind. The dust creeps into their lungs; the dunes swallow their only child. It's time to give up and head for the coast, but the sand frustrates their every effort to leave. A thought-provoking blend of realistic and surreal Drama.

Notes:
Winner of Best Unpublished Work at 1989 Tamworth Drama Festival.

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50 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Menace

Synopsis:
When Brian loses his job, he and Jen and their two kids move in with Jen's mother. But it's not easy for an old woman to adapt to four more people in the house. Especially when her son-in-law thinks she's going senile and her daughter won't let her have an egg for tea. And then there's the big dog that appears at her window every night... Is the menace real, or a just a figment of an old woman's imagination?

Notes:
A radio play version of Menace was broadcast on the Radio National program Airplay in 2007.

1st Produced:
Wollongong Workshop Theatre, Wollongong, NSW    11 Oct 2002

Organisations:
Workshorts 2002

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Genre:
30 mins One Act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/75397

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