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The Chocolate Frog

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Written by
  
Jim McNeil

Date premiered
  
1971

Genre
  
Drama

Playwright
  
Jim McNeil

Characters
  
Shirker Tosser Kevin

Original language
  
English

First performance
  
1971

Taking on the chocolate frog


The Chocolate Frog was a short Australian play by Jim McNeil. It was written when McNeil was in prison.

The play was first performed in Parramatta Gaol by the Resurgents' Club, a club set up by inmates interested in debating ideas. The performance was seen by several theatre identities, including Katharine Brisbane, the national theatre critic of The Australian. They later assisted McNeil in his application for parole.

The play has come to be regarded as an Australian classic.

References

The Chocolate Frog Wikipedia