These People
by Ben Ellis

These People Book Cover
These People Cover

Synopsis

The whole country needs its stomach stapled.

Too many people.

It's bursting with struggles and languages and obesity.

That's what border protection is about.

A national diet.

We were unhappy... maybe we still are -- but thanks to border protection we are more confident.

Smaller.' So declares Mother in Ben Ellis's provocative play which explores Australia's border protection policies with inventive style.

How do Australians deal with the cultural discomfort engendered by the country's treatment of refugees?

In These People, the lives of a privileged nuclear family are juxtaposed against those of a family living behind the razor wire.

And then there are the penguins... (1 Act, 2 male, 2 female).

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 4 total roles, 2 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2004
ISBN 10
0868197440
ISBN 13
9780868197449
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCC
PR8261.L57 T54 2004
Print
These People is a Australian and New Zealand play written by and published by Currency Press in 2004. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780868197449 and an ISBN-10 of 0868197440.

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