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Synopsis
Seventeen is set in that time after the end of the last day of school, but just before everyone moves on. It’s about the cusp of adulthood, the cusp of complete change.
Funny, immature, wise and a little bit sad, Seventeen is performed by a cast of septuagenarians, will turn our notions of adulthood and adolescence on their head.
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About the Author
MATTHEW WHITTET is an actor and writer who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television for the past 15 years. Whittet's first play Twelve was workshopped at the National Playwrights Conference in Perth, 2006. His second was Silver, directed by Ben Winspear for Belvoir downstairs in which he also performed solo. In 2010 two further plays premiered in Adelaide; Fugitive and Harbinger beginning what has become an ongoing creative bond with the city and its audiences. In the same year, Whittet was the Philip Parsons Young Playwright Award recipient sparking the development of the play Old Man which premiered downstairs in Belvoir's 2012 season. Whittet's other plays include Girl Alseep, School Dance (Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Award winner), Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella, Fight with All Your Might the Zombies of The Night, and Seventeen. Whittet's feature film adaptation of his play Girl Asleep debuted at the Adelaide Film Festival and went on to open the 2016 Generation 14plus Programme at Berlin International Film Festival. It also won The Age Critics' Award for best film at Melbourne International Film Festival, the 2016 CinefestOz Prize, the Australian Film Critics Association award for Best Film and the Seattle Film Festival Grand and Youth Jury Prizes.
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Seventeen (Paperback)
Published by
Currency Press Pty Ltd, Paddington, 2015
ISBN 10: 1925005461
ISBN 13: 9781925005462
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Its the night of the last day of school. And its over. Finally over!Tom, Mike, Edwina, Sure and Ronny are seventeen and theyre seriously celebrating. Teetering of the cusp of adulthood, this is the night they say goodbye to adolescence and begin the journey of the rest of their lives. For each of them its a phoenix momentexhilarating and sad, scorching and beautiful. Truths are revealed, passions unveiled, relationships are created and fall apart. Everything is changing. Tonight they drink, they dance, they shout and they love.Matthew Whittets beautiful play is a finely observant, optimistic work about the strains of youth, about transformation and, ultimately, letting go. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925005462
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Seventeen (Paperback)
Published by
Currency Press Pty Ltd, Paddington, 2015
ISBN 10: 1925005461
ISBN 13: 9781925005462
New
Paperback
Seller: AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australia
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Its the night of the last day of school. And its over. Finally over!Tom, Mike, Edwina, Sure and Ronny are seventeen and theyre seriously celebrating. Teetering of the cusp of adulthood, this is the night they say goodbye to adolescence and begin the journey of the rest of their lives. For each of them its a phoenix momentexhilarating and sad, scorching and beautiful. Truths are revealed, passions unveiled, relationships are created and fall apart. Everything is changing. Tonight they drink, they dance, they shout and they love.Matthew Whittets beautiful play is a finely observant, optimistic work about the strains of youth, about transformation and, ultimately, letting go. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925005462