Away is a play by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three families in conflict who head to the coast for summer holidays at Christmas 1968. It has become the most widely produced Australian play and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabii in many states, including Western Australia and New South Wales.

Each of the three families hopes that the holiday will resolve the crisis that they face. Roy, a headmaster, and his wife, Coral, know that their marriage is ending in the face of Coral's inconsolable grief at the death of their son in the Vietnam War. Tom, an English immigrant and a pupil at Roy's school, knows that he is dying of leukaemia even though his parents, Harry and Vic, have yet to tell him. The family know that this could be their last together; they are determined to have fun. Meg is in the same school year as Tom and they were both in the school play. There is a mutual affection between them. Meg’s stressed and martyrish mother Gwen needs a break, which is how father Jim sees this holiday. During a storm the three families find themselves on the beach that is the play's setting.

With the play's conscious nods to Shakespeare (it opens with the school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and ends with King Lear) Gow emphasises the artificiality of his exploration of the divisions of death, racism, class, and relationships.

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Castle : 2x12 A Rose For Everafter: The one that got away! Promo Vid http://bit.ly/8uyRv9
tvonthebrain (TV on the Brain) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:08:00 -0000
Castle : 2x12 A Rose For Everafter: The one that got away! Promo Vid http://bit.ly/8uyRv9
#nowplaying Johnta Austin "The One That Got Away" I told u u can leave I helped u pack ya bags but who knew when u left I'd be askin u back?
Official_Rey (Rey. ) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:35:32 -0000
#nowplaying Johnta Austin "The One That Got Away" I told u u can leave I helped u pack ya bags but who knew when u left I'd be askin u back?
I favorited a YouTube video -- HERE'S ONE THAT GOT AWAY THE STYLE COUNCIL http://youtu.be/UvRgBu73n7Y?a
marcelonicchio (Marcelo Nicchio) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:16:31 -0000
I favorited a YouTube video -- HERE'S ONE THAT GOT AWAY THE STYLE COUNCIL http://youtu.be/UvRgBu73n7Y?a
One hundred and eighty - not out - the one that got away ... thank god I escaped that!
katesparkle (kate drewett) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:48:19 -0000
One hundred and eighty - not out - the one that got away ... thank god I escaped that!
@thegoddess23 I only had one cup of alcohol,that says it all :'( I got there and the want to drink myself to sleep just went away
ScoeBMovin (Frank R.) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:12:18 -0000
@thegoddess23 I only had one cup of alcohol,that says it all :'( I got there and the want to drink myself to sleep just went away
Castle : 2x12 A Rose For Everafter: The one that got away! Promo Vid http://bit.ly/8uyRv9
tvonthebrain (TV on the Brain) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:55:18 -0000
Castle : 2x12 A Rose For Everafter: The one that got away! Promo Vid http://bit.ly/8uyRv9

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