Close To The Bone. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Close To The Bone

Written with students from the EORA Centre in Redfern in 1990, some of whom were members of the Stolen Generations, Close to the Bone is a story about a family's survival in the face of adversity. Moving from the mission to Redfern and back again, it celebrates Redfern's role in providing a focal point for dislocated Indigenous Australians. The play also honours the role EORA played in bringing people together and linking them with family. It was first performed by EORA students in the heart of Redfern. It was directed by Lydia Miller, David Kennedy and Rhoda Roberts with music by Scott Saunders and Karen Vaughan. Close to the Bone is a large cast play that is suitable for students of all ages and youth groups. 'This play presents the issue of the Stolen Generations with an authentic Aboriginal voice and gives a powerful impression of the continuing human impact of bureaucratic decisions on Aboriginal families, both in the past and now. The New South Wales Aboriginal Education Consultative Group fully supports and endorses the publication of this play.' - Linda Burney, President, NSW AECG

NED MANNING is a writer of plays, films, short stories and books. His children's play Alice Dreaming is widely taught in schools both in Australia and abroad. Other plays include Us or Them, Milo, Last One Standing, Kenny's Coming Home. Plays for schools include Kim, Not This Little Black Duck, Gods of War, The Flash Stockman and The Bridge is Down. He has written ten plays for Bell Shakespeare's Actors at Work program. Manning wrote an adaptation for ABC Radio National of Women of Troy which aired in December 2012, as well as a schools version of the same play. Ned has written two plays dealing with the Stolen Generation: Luck of the Draw and Close to the Bone. His latest work, Playground Duty, was published by New South Books. His most recent short plays have been included in 7ON's anthology of monologues for performance No Nudity, Weapons or Naked Flames.