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DEEPLY OFFENSIVE AND UTTERLY UNTRUE
by Version 1.0
$290 million in bribes was paid to the regime of an evil dictator on the eve of war. Why? Australian government ministers and Australian Wheat Board executives all struggled to remember exactly what went on, but no one is too sure... The 8,500 pages of transcript of the Cole Inquiry into the 'wheat-for-weapons' scandal have been transformed into provocative and entertaining theatre by version 1.0, the team behind the acclaimed 'The Wages of Spin'. It's time to kickback the kickbacks.
'...breathless, informative and very funny...a kind of mischievous mockery that cheerfully but cuttingly throws the words of the rich and powerful back in their faces.' John McCallum, The Australian, 17 Sept 2007
'...a sharp, mischievously funny precis of the Cole enquiry. Version 1.0 keeps the focus tight and devises witty, theatrically powerful illustrations to get the information across.' Jason Blake, The Sun-Herald, 2 Sept 2007
'Informed and informative, all balls and no filler, once again Version 1.0 prove themselves as purveyors of unmissable renegade theatre on a topic that should have our country still hanging its collective head in shame.' Ewa Jaremkiewicz, Sydney City Hub, 17 Sept 2007
| Style | Documentary theatre, contemporary performance |
| Length | 85 minutes |
| Cast | 3 female, 2 male |
| variable cast size, gender. 21 roles | |
| Cast age | 16 to 18, 18+ |
| Audience age | young adult, adult |
| Publisher | Australian Script Centre |


