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| place = Old Tote Theatre, Sydney<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5549 Original production details] at [[AusStage]]</ref> |
| place = Old Tote Theatre, Sydney<ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5549 Original production details] at [[AusStage]]</ref> |
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==Censorship controversy== |
==Censorship controversy== |
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The play script originally ended with the line "fucking' boong". This was changed to "bloody boong" for its debut production at the Old Tote, which was directed by [[Jim Sharman]]. |
The play script originally ended with the line "fucking' boong". This was changed to "bloody boong" for its debut production at the [[Old Tote Theatre Company|Old Tote]], which was directed by [[Jim Sharman]]. |
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In April 1969 the play was performed at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane, using the writer's original line. After one performance, two policemen arrested Norman Staines, the actor who said the line, on a charge of using obscene language in public. Staines was set free on bail and continued to use the line. After a series of trials which went all the way to the High Court, the conviction was quashed.<ref name="rees">Leslie Rees, ''Australian Drama in |
In April 1969 the play was performed at the [[Twelfth Night Theatre]] in Brisbane, using the writer's original line. After one performance, two policemen arrested Norman Staines, the actor who said the line, on a charge of using obscene language in public. Staines was set free on bail and continued to use the line. After a series of trials which went all the way to the High Court, the conviction was quashed.<ref name="rees">Leslie Rees, ''Australian Drama in the 1970s'', Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 256-257</ref> |
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At a performance of the play at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne in 1969 the actor playing Norm was summoned and ordered to appear in court. The actor and director |
At a performance of the play at [[La Mama Theatre (Melbourne)|La Mama Theatre]] in Melbourne in 1969 the actor playing Norm was summoned and ordered to appear in court. The actor, and director [[Graeme Blundell]], were later fined.<ref name="rees"/><ref>[http://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/102776 Details of La Mama production] at [[AusStage]]</ref> |
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==Adaptations== |
==Adaptations== |
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The play was adapted as a short feature in 1988 with [[Max Cullen]] as Norm.<ref>[http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/find-a-film/detail.aspx?tid=1806 ''Norm and Ahmed''] at [[Screen Australia]]</ref> |
The play was adapted as a short feature in 1988 with [[Max Cullen]] as Norm and Alex Pinder as Ahmed.<ref>[http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/find-a-film/detail.aspx?tid=1806 ''Norm and Ahmed''] at [[Screen Australia]]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/legacy/programs/playingthe20thcentury/stories/2011/3087125.htm "Playing the 20th century – episode five: Norm and Ahmed"], ''Radio National'' 16 January 2011 |
*[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/legacy/programs/playingthe20thcentury/stories/2011/3087125.htm "Playing the 20th century – episode five: Norm and Ahmed"], ''Radio National'' 16 January 2011 |
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 13 February 2024
| Norm and Ahmed | |
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| Written by | Alex Buzo |
| Characters | Norm Ahmed |
| Date premiered | 1968 |
| Place premiered | Old Tote Theatre, Sydney[1] |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Race relations |
| Genre | Drama |
Norm and Ahmed is a 1968 Australian play by Alex Buzo.
Plot
[edit]A middle aged war veteran, Norm, has an encounter with a Pakistani student Ahmed, at a bus stop one night.
Censorship controversy
[edit]The play script originally ended with the line "fucking' boong". This was changed to "bloody boong" for its debut production at the Old Tote, which was directed by Jim Sharman.
In April 1969 the play was performed at the Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane, using the writer's original line. After one performance, two policemen arrested Norman Staines, the actor who said the line, on a charge of using obscene language in public. Staines was set free on bail and continued to use the line. After a series of trials which went all the way to the High Court, the conviction was quashed.[2]
At a performance of the play at La Mama Theatre in Melbourne in 1969 the actor playing Norm was summoned and ordered to appear in court. The actor, and director Graeme Blundell, were later fined.[2][3]
Adaptations
[edit]The play was adapted as a short feature in 1988 with Max Cullen as Norm and Alex Pinder as Ahmed.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Original production details at AusStage
- ^ a b Leslie Rees, Australian Drama in the 1970s, Angus & Robertson, 1978 p 256-257
- ^ Details of La Mama production at AusStage
- ^ Norm and Ahmed at Screen Australia
External links
[edit]- Norm and Ahmed at AusStage
- Teachers notes on the play
- Norm and Ahmed at Alex Buzo
- "Playing the 20th century – episode five: Norm and Ahmed", Radio National 16 January 2011
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