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Production still for "Away". Jillian Murray, Paul Goddard, Ross Williams. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Away (1986)
By Michael Gow
10 November 1986 – 29 November 1986 Studio Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company,
New Writing Theatre
Set in 1967-68. The play opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the great Shakespearean themes of suffering, regeneration and reconciliation persist. It's Christmas 1967 and time to re-enact the rituals of the summer holiday. Three Australian families set out separately but are driven together by a storm.
Subsequently, the production toured Shanghai and Victoria
Cast
Creatives
![Michael Gow](/media/cg2p41gq/gow-michael.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763237990100000)
Playwright
![Neil Armfield](/media/cbnnr0e3/armfield-neil.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763234753370000)
Director
![Stephen Curtis](/media/urvp5rhk/curtis-stephen.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763236416400000)
Designer
Composer
Lighting Designer
Assistant Designer
![Ron Challinor](/media/cn2nuyxo/challinor-ron.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763235788530000)
Choreographer
Production Manager
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
![Jill Smith](/media/cbrjuf3b/smith-jill.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=300&height=300&rnd=132763242647630000)
General Manager