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Jasper jones the book6/3/2023 ![]() In this particular adaptation of Craig Silvey's 2009 iconic novel, Mulvany vibrantly brings to life the Aussie classic that has sold half a million copies. Kate Mulvany’s stage productions of Jasper Jones have been performed in several major Australian cities. Whether you know the book or not, this piercing adaptation is very much worth seeing for the way it depicts – and shows ways across – some of the deep and enduring divides in our society." - Jason Blake SMHĪn Adept Adaptation that Captures the Vivacity of the Original. ![]() A coming-of-age story, Jasper Jones interweaves the lives of complex individuals all struggling to find happiness among the buried secrets of a small rural community. Kate Mulvany’s adaptation of Craig Silvey’s award-winning novel is wise and beautiful. He needs every ounce of Charlie’s bookish brain to help solve this awful mystery before the town turns on Jasper. ![]() Jasper has stumbled upon a terrible crime in the scrub nearby, and he knows he’s the first suspect – that goes with the colour of his skin. But when 16-year-old, constantly-in-trouble Jasper Jones appears at his window one night, Charlie’s out of his depth. ![]() ![]() Overseas, war is raging in Vietnam, Civil Rights marches are on the streets, and women’s liberation is stirring – but at home in Corrigan Charlie Bucktin dreams of writing the Great Australian Novel. It’s summer 1965 in a small, hot town in Western Australia. ![]()
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