Surrounds 3 families
Roy and Coral – lost their son in the Vietnam War (resort = wealthy)
Vick, Harry and Tom – dealing with Tom’s Illness (camping ground in tent = average)
Gwen, Jim and Meg – Gwen is head of the household (Caravan Park)

Away is about reconciliation and the power of healing through love and compassion

This play is about the experiences of a dying school boy, it is a celebration of life and the power to heal through gaining insight.

At the end, the characters accept their motives, ambitions, hopes and fears which determine their actions

Characters Imprisoned in a World which their worth as human beings is measured in the costs of their holidays

The quest of the characters in Away brings them home to the same old world, but with a renewed sense of reality.

The Great Depression (1929 – 1932)
- Left men with no work, therefore drank, stole and bet money, depressed as they can no loner provide for their families.
- Young......

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Title: Michael Gow's Away
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Approximate Pages: 13 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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