Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You

Title: Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You
Author: Kruckemeyer, Finegan
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Sixteen-year-old Connor is angry. He doesn't know why, and he doesn't know where to direct it. People and things he once liked annoy him. His parents, his best friend, his once-cool uncle now officially suck. Then, the outburst. Connor is dropped in a forest... for a week... by himself... to calm down. But his anger has travelled with him.

Then a girl called Lotte walks into the woods. And she is angry too...

From Inaugural Sydney Myer Creative Fellowship recipient Finegan Kruckemeyer comes this smart, sweet and fiery tale about two offbeat kids who, at war with the world, find a moment's peace with each other. It's a reminder of the impatient impulse in all of us to kick and scream at the universe, and the equally impatient impulse to lie in a forest glade and plan for the future.

'Funny without being patronising, and serious without seeming earnest... The Violent Outburst That Drew Me To You develops a hallucinatory quality which feels just right.'
Jason Blake, The Sydney Morning Herald

Awards: 2014 Australian Writers' Guild (AWGIE) Award: Best Theatre for Young Audiences

Cast : 2M; 1F (Doubling)



FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER has had 71 commissioned plays performed on five continents and translated into five languages.

To date, Finegans work has enjoyed seasons in: over 70 international festivals; six US national tours; six UK national tours; all Australian states/territories; and at the Sydney Opera House, New Yorks New Victory Theater, Edinburghs Imaginate Festival, Dublins Abbey Theatre, Shanghais Malan Flower Theatre, and DCs Kennedy Center.

Finegan and his work have received (among others) the 2012 Helpmann Award for Childrens Theatre, 2011 Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship, 2010 Rodney Seaborn Award, 2009 AWGIE Award (Best Australian Childrens Play), 2008 Oscart (Best Childrens Playwright), 2007 Oscart (Best Playwright), 2006 Jill Blewett Award, and 2002 Colin Thiele Scholarship.

Finegan was Keynote Speaker at the 2013 One Theatre World North American TYA conference, and has spoken at conferences/festivals in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Denmark, England, Scotland, Sweden and the US, with essays published and his work studied in several US universities.

He currently sits on the Australian Script Centre board, and Arts Tasmanias Assistance to Individuals, Tasmanian Literary Awards, and Artsbridge panels. He is committed to making strong and respectful work for children, which acknowledges them as astute audience members outside the plays, and worthy subjects within.

Finegan lives in Tasmania with his wife Essie.

Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd
Publication date: 15/01/2015
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781925005325
Publishing status: AU Dropshipping in stock