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BUMPY ANGELS

It is February 1954. In a home for pregnant and wayward girls somewhere in Australia, a number of young women are coming to terms with being hidden away because of the shame of breaking society’s taboos. With little in common except their condition, the women work in the laundry, singing, arguing and laughing together under the supervision of the Sisters of Mercy. When a young Italian migrant woman arrives, tensions and prejudices surface and finally erupt, just as the young Queen Elizabeth passes by on her Royal Visit.

Bumpy Angels was originally written as a graduation piece for Acting students at the Queensland University of Technology’s Academy of the Arts.

Previous productions

1992  Graduating students, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Academy of the Arts
1993  Graduating students, Western Australian Academy of Performing   Arts (WAAPA)
1993  Graduating students, University of Central Queensland (UCQ)
1993  Year 12, Springwood High School, QLD
1994  Blak Yak Theatre Company, Kalamunda, WA
1994  Year 12, Rockhampton SHS, QLD
1994  Senior students, Dalby SHS, QLD
1994  Senior students, Coombabah SHS, QLD
1995  KADS Theatre, Kalamunda, WA
1997  Years 11 & 12, St Hilda’s School, Southport, QLD
1998  Mountview Conservatoire for the Performing Arts, London, UK
1999  Year 12, Theatre Studies, Footscray City College, VIC
2000  Blak Yak Theatre Company, Kalamunda, WA
2001  Year 12, Wavell SHS, QLD
2001  Senior students, Aquinas College, QLD
2001  Senior students, Coombabah SHS, QLD
2003  Kidz-N-Co Talent, Corinda, QLD
2005  Roleystone Theatre, Kelmscott, WA
2005  Senior students, The Glennie School, QLD
2005  Year 12, Hobart College, TAS
2008  Kidz-N-Co Talent, Corinda, QLD
2009  Senior students, Springwood HS, NSW

Reviews/comments

‘From the very first moment [the students] read the play they fell in love with the characters and were dedicated to your vision throughout the process. They were truly committed to their personal roles and, as the rehearsal process unfolded, they began to acknowledge the subtle strengths and weaknesses that you had provided for each unique character.’  Amy McDonald, teacher, St Hilda’s School

What's in the Resources pack?

• The play
• Production rights information
• From page to stage: a teacher's guide to navigating the production rights process
• Author’s notes
• Production photos from Footscray City College (1999) and Queensland University of Technology (1992)
• Newspaper reviews for the QUT (1992) and UCQ (1993) productions, and more comments from teachers and students
• What the selection panel said
• A short biography of the playwright
• An audio interview with the playwright

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