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Aftershocks
Aftershocks
Directed by	Geoff Burton
Written by	Paul Brown
Produced by	Julia Overton
Starring	Jeremy Sims, Lorna Lesley, Lynette Curran and Susie Porter
Music by	Paul Charlier
Release date	1998;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Aftershocks is a 1998 Australian TV film based on the theatre production of the same name about the 1989 Newcastle earthquake,^[1] focussing on the Newcastle Workers Club.

Plot

The story of survivors of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake that destroyed the Newcastle Workers Club.

Cast

Jeremy Sims - John Constable
Lorna Lesley - Lyn Brown
Lynette Curran - Fay Asquith
Susie Porter - Marg Turnbull
Duncan Wass - Howard Gibson
Barbara Stephens - Elaine Gibson
Neil Fitzpatrick - Bob Asquith
Tina Bursill - Kerri Ingram
Geoff Kelso - Eddie Seymour
Ned Manning - Stan Gill
Barbara Morton - Nina Bailey

Production

Aftershocks went into production in August 1998 with filming beginning with the Newcastle Foreshore, Cooks Hill and the Newcastle Workers Club before moving to Sydney.^[2] The original play and the film adaptation takes words straight from interviews of people who were at the club at the time. Actors Lynette Curran and Jeremy Sims reprise their roles from the play.^[3]

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald's Ali Gripper wrote "Aftershocks has the advantage of being based on fact. The characters speak so eloquently for themselves that there is no real need to introduce a narrative, or dialogue, or even music."^[4]

Awards

1999 AFI Awards
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Telefeature or Mini Series - Jeremy Sims - won^[5]
- Best Mini-Series or Telefeature - Julia Overton - nominated^[6]

References

^ Sue, Williams (29 November 1998), "No thanks for quake memory", Herald Sun
^ Joyce, James (4 August 1998), "Newcastle braces for rumble with artistic aftershocks", Newcastle Herald
^ Haas, Lynette (24 December 1998), "Shaken and stirred by Newcastle", The Courier Mail
^ Gripper, Ali (28 December 1998), "After Shocks", The Sydney Morning Herald
^ Page, Donna (15 November 1999), "Sims wins for role as hero of quake", Newcastle Herald
^ "The major nominations", The Advertiser, 14 October 1999

External links

Aftershocks at IMDb

[1] Sue, Williams (29 November 1998), "No thanks for quake memory", Herald Sun

[2] Joyce, James (4 August 1998), "Newcastle braces for rumble with artistic aftershocks", Newcastle Herald

[3] Haas, Lynette (24 December 1998), "Shaken and stirred by Newcastle", The Courier Mail

[4] Gripper, Ali (28 December 1998), "After Shocks", The Sydney Morning Herald

[5] Page, Donna (15 November 1999), "Sims wins for role as hero of quake", Newcastle Herald

[6] "The major nominations", The Advertiser, 14 October 1999

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