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"Acclaimed Australian writer Matthew Whittet's unique play sees a cast of veteran stage actors take on the role of a group of teenagers  It's about the cusp of adulthood  Set in that time after the end of the very last day of school, just before everyone moves on  Jess is Mike's girlfriend  Tom is Mike's best friend  But Tom is secretly in love with Jess  Emilia is Jess's best friend  And she's about to get drunk for the first time  Lizzy is Mike's annoying younger sister  And Ronny ...  Well, no-one invited Ronny and no-one's quite sure why he's there  As dawn approaches, through a fog of cheap beer, dreams are shared, insecurities aired   And secrets spilled  Funny, wise and a little bit sad, Seventeen - performed entirely by a cast of \"mature\" actors - brilliantly turns our notions of adulthood and adolescence on their head   REVIEWS    ★★★★ \"'Joyous\" ~ The Independent   \"Heart-clenchingly sad\" ~ WhatsOnStage  \" ... '[a] striking portrait of youth\" ~ Guardian   ★★★★ \"The play wins one over by its sharp understanding of what it is like to be a confused, bewildered teenager ... Under the routine booze and banter, Whittet's play gradually grips through its revelation not just of the insecurity but of the buried emotions of these partying teenagers ... As friendships are fractured and new alliances formed, Whittet captures the sense that this is a pivotal moment in all these young lives... The initial sense of deja vu leads to a play that taps into our collective memories of the pains of youth\" ~ Michael Billington, Guardian"
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