Does the dog die?
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Stage Play • 1979 • History
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Authorities constantly threaten to shoot the dogs. Mentions of a beloved dog that was killed by police. It is later revealed that the dogs characters were forced to abandon were killed.
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Are animals abused?
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Authorities are said to regularly kick and shoot dogs
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Rabbits are killed for food
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Multiple mentions of young Aboriginal girls raped by white men
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Does someone vomit?
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Mary vomits after eating a quandong (bush peach), later revealed to be because she is pregnant
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Is there pedophilia?
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Indigenous girls are frequently raped by white adult men
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Sorry Cutting - Jimmy cuts his thumb on his axe and drips blood on the ground when discussing colonialism
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Does a kid die?
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Mentions of a newborn baby being murdered. A character recounts the Oombulguri massacre and says children were killed.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Characters are beaten
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Is a baby stillborn?
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A baby is born alive but does not cry immediately
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Is there copaganda?
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Police are depicted as exclusively corrupt and oppressive
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Are there bugs?
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Constant mentions of weevils in the flour
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Joe returns to the characters' old home and finds the burnt remains of his brother's bike
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Is there hate speech?
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Main themes are postcolonial racism against Aboriginal Australians
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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In reference to a kind of tobacco, not directly to characters
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Is an infant abducted?
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Mentions of a newborn baby being taken away and killed; a character is afraid her baby will be taken
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Mary is whipped
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Is there childbirth?
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act 4 scene 7 shows Mary giving birth
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Jimmy has an unnamed heart condition, the actors who have played him probably did not
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Does a family member die?
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Jimmy dies off stage at the end of the play
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Is there addiction?
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Aboriginal people are banned from consuming alcohol, implied to be to "protect" them from tendencies towards alcohol abuse
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Does a baby cry?
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Mary's baby at the end of the play
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Are there snakes?
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Joe is gifted a whip for killing snakes
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Does someone die?
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Jimmy dies at the end of the play. Mentions of other deaths
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Neal beats multiple characters, Billy assists
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Are there heart attacks?
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Jimmy's death is probably a heart attack from his heart condition
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Is there screaming?
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After blackout when Mary is whipped; while Mary gives birth
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Mary is pregnant and gives birth
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Is religion discussed?
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Children are forced to attend Sunday School
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Characters tell authorities "go to hell" and "i'll see you in hell". Brief mention of bad spirits/demons
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Characters smoke frequently
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Is there incarceration?
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Jimmy is sent to jail in the first part of the play. Joe is in jail in the second part. Characters are frequently threatened with incarceration. Their ordinary living situation could also be considered incarceration as their movement is controlled
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Is someone homeless?
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The characters all live in temporary encampments
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Billy has trauma from being one of the few survivors of the Oombulguri massacre
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Are there ghosts?
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Mention of spirits haunting the site of the Oombulguri massacre
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Rabbits are a main food source for characters
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Frequently, both in English and Noongar language
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Characters are forced to leave behind their dogs and horses
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Indigenous girls are sexually abused
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Does a pet die?
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Dogs and horses are killed off stage
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Is someone restrained?
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Handcuffs are used on multiple occasions, Mary is held down by Billy while Neal whips her
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Does a major character die?
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Jimmy dies
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Jimmy has an unnamed heart condition
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By authorities, not family. David is beaten by Billy
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Billy is a victim of colonisation and racial violence but perpetuates this on behalf of white authorities
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Joe is manipulated to sign documents he doesn't fully understand
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Sad and hopeful elements
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Billy hits David with his belt
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Does a horse die?
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Characters are forced to abandon their horses at their old camp; many of these horses are later revealed to have been shot by authorities
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