Blabbermouth (play)

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Blabbermouth
Blabbermouth, Mary Morris.jpg
AuthorMary Morris
Cover artistHana and Jana Hartig
Country Australia
Language English
GenreSup
Publisher Currency Press
Publication date
1996
Media typePrint (Paperback)
ISBN 978-0-86819-421-9

Blabbermouth is a play by Australian playwright Mary Morris, adapted from the book of the same name by Morris Gleitzman. [1]

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Plot

The play concerns a young girl, Rowena, who moves to a new country town and school. Although Rowena can hear she is mute. Her widowed father has a penchant for satin cowboy shirts and embarrassing his daughter in public. This is a story about disability, friendship, fitting in, and how children and adults try to co-exist.[ citation needed ]

Original production

Blabbermouth was first produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company at The Fairfax, Victorian Arts Centre, 10 September 1993 [2] with the following cast:

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