The Chocolate Frog

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The Chocolate Frog
Written by Jim McNeil
CharactersShirker
Tosser
Kevin
Date premiered1971
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama

The Chocolate Frog was a short Australian play by Jim McNeil. It was written when McNeil was in prison.

The play was first performed in Parramatta Gaol by the Resurgents' Club, a club set up by inmates interested in debating ideas. The performance was seen by several theatre identities, including Katharine Brisbane, the national theatre critic of The Australian . They later assisted McNeil in his application for parole. [1] [2]

The play has come to be regarded as an Australian classic. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Interview with Katharine Brisbane on Jim McNeil" [ dead link ], Currency Press accessed 26 March 2013
  2. ↑ Raymond Gill, "The prose of a con", The Age , 30 June 2012 accessed 26 March 2013
  3. ↑ Leslie Rees, Australian Drama in the 1970s, Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 160-161
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