
International Theatre Database
Category
Play
Country
Australia
Run Dates
Jul 19 - Sep 1, 2012
Venue
Run Time
140 minutes
2012.07.19 ~ 2012.09.01
SBW Stables Theatre
Sydney Premiere
2012.05.04 ~ 2012.05.26
La Boite
World Premiere
When social worker Ant discovers Currah, a young Indigenous girl with a horrific past, he’s certain he’s found the way to make a difference. When literary agent extraordinaire Ronnie Lowe discovers Currah, she’s certain she’s found marketing gold. Now Currah’s got the world at her feet, an army of fans and isn’t returning any of Ant’s calls. Finding himself flung aside, Ant will do anything to be part of the spotlight. Inspired by the recent spate of fabricated “misery memoirs”, A Hoax is a vicious satire on the politics of identity, modern celebrity and the peddling of abuse culture. Glace Chase burst onto the scene when her first play Whore won the Griffin Award, toured to New York and took out the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award. A Hoax is Glace’s provocative and hilarious second play, and winner of the 2011 Griffin Award.