Heaven (play)

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Heaven
Written byKit Brookman
Date premiered16 November 2011 [1]
Place premieredOld 505 Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales [1]

Heaven is a 2011 play by Kit Brookman. The play premiered at the Old 505 Theatre, Surry Hills, New South Wales in November 2011. [1]

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Plot

When schoolgirl Angela Farnsworth is run over and killed by a van, three school kids, Max, Stewart and Sally, perform a ritual to bring her back. [2]

Production history

Heaven first premiered at the Old 505 Theatre in Surry Hills, New South Wales from November 16 and ran to November 27, 2011, with Geraldine Hakewill as Angela Farnsworth [1]

In 2013, Heaven was performed at the La Mama Theatre in Carlton, Victoria, directed by Brookman. [3]

Awards

In 2012, Brookman was awarded the Philip Parsons Young Playwrights Award for Heaven. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pigott, Mark (2011-11-19). "HEAVEN Review". Sydney Arts Guide. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  2. Woodhead, Cameron (2013-05-27). "Heaven". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. "Heaven". Arts Review. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  4. "Kit Brookman wins Philip Parsons Young Playwright's Award". Belvoir . Retrieved 2017-06-01.