Year 9 are Animals

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Event Year 9 are Animals
Venue Nimrod Downstairs, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 30 October 1983
Last Date 6 November 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "A new teacher's struggles to get through 9F English - the class that nobody wants - and the inevitable conflicts with the students and other members of staff, form the basis of this play which questions what good teaching is all about."
Toured to High Schools in Terms 2 and 3, 1984. Suitable for High School audiences.
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre in Education
Subjects Education
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nici Wood Director
Richard Tulloch Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The play was devised by Richard Tulloch and Toe Truck Theatre in Sydney, 1981, using teachers' own stories of bizarre, frustrating, sometimes touching, and often hilarious incidents. First performed at St. Peter Chanel School, Regent's Park, New South Wales on 25 February 1981.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) YEAR9ARRT
Event Identifier 96667