
[Middle English, from Old English aweg : a-, on; see a-1 + weg, way.]
He that giveth away his treasure wisely, giveth away his plagues: he that retaineth their increase, heapeth up sorrow.
— Akhnaton, Source: title taken by Amenhotep IV
Tutor's tip: If you go "away" (absent from a place) on a cruise ship, you may hear someone say, "Anchors aweigh!" (hanging just above the bottom of the sea).
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Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas, 1968. It has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states, including Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Each of the three families hopes that the holiday will resolve the crisis that they face. Roy, a headmaster, and Coral, his wife, realise that their marriage is falling apart as they grieve 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. Tom's family know that this could be their last holiday together, so they are determined to have fun. The third family comprises uptight, martyrish mother, Gwen, her husband, Jim, and their daughter, Meg, who has become friends with Tom because of their mutual appearances in the recent school play. There is a mutual affection between Meg and Tom that is explored and challenged during a sex scene, where Tom - aware that his life is soon to end - transforms into a desperate weeping puppy and begs Meg to "Let (him) do it to (her)". After a storm the three families find themselves thrown together on the beach that is the play's setting and their antagonism is explored and resolved.
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 performativity of individual human responses to death, racism, class, and relationships. Gow sees the play as largely autobiographical.
In 2005, a national Australian tour commemorated the play's 20th anniversary. It was a co-production with The Queensland Theatre Company and The Griffin Theatre Company. Michael Gow is now the Artistic Director of The Queensland Theatre Company and the return of 'Away' to the Griffin was a cause for great celebration. The production then embarked on a sold out national tour.
It is interesting to note that when the play was performed in the USA, many Americans did not realise Australia had been involved in the Vietnam War. They did not realise that many young Australians were killed in the Vietnam War or how unpopular the war had been due to conscription.
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - bort, væk
adj. - ude-, borte, væk
n. - udekamp, udesejr
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Nederlands (Dutch)
weg, voort, uit-, weg-, er op los-, weggegaan, niet aanwezig, van de plaats, uit de weg, uit (wedstrijd), Duvel op!,
Français (French)
adv. - loin, au loin, distant, absent, (Sport) à l'extérieur, sans arrêt, continuellement, complètement
adj. - loin, au loin, distant, (Sport) à l'extérieur, (une équipe) de visiteurs
n. - loin, au loin, distance, (Sport) extérieur
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Deutsch (German)
adv. - weg, entfernt, abwesend, ohne Unterbrechung, (so)gleich
adj. - weg, entfernt, Auswärts-
n. - Auswärtsspiel, Auswärtssieg
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - μακριά, πέρα, προς άλλη κατεύθυνση, συνεχώς, ασταμάτητα, απουσιάζων, απών, σε ταξίδι
adj. - εκτός έδρας
n. - εκτός έδρας αγώνας, εκτός έδρας νίκη
int. - Φύγε! Μακριά!
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Italiano (Italian)
via, lontano
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Português (Portuguese)
adv. - para longe, à distância, embora, imediatamente (coloq.)
adj. - ausente, fora, distante, longe
n. - jogo (m) fora de casa
int. - fora!
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Español (Spanish)
adv. - continuamente
adj. - fuera, lejos
n. - fuera, lejos
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Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - bort, borta, iväg
adj. - borta(sport)
n. - bortamatch
int. - iväg
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在远处, 离去, 到远处, 不在的, 离开的, 离开特定点有若干距离的, 在客方场地举行的, 客方的, 出局的, 在客方场地的比赛, 在客方场地的胜利
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在遠處, 離去, 到遠處
adj. - 不在的, 離開的, 離開特定點有若干距離的, 在客方場地舉行的, 客方的, 出局的
n. - 在客方場地的比賽, 在客方場地的勝利
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한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 떨어져서, 부재하여, 연이어, 훨씬, 아웃이 되어, 복역 중으로
adj. - 멀리, 결석한, 연이은, 아웃이 된
n. - 원정 시합, 원정 시합의 승리
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日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 離れて, 向こうへ, 消えて, 切り離して, 不在で, 遠征先で
adj. - 遠征先での
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العربيه (Arabic)
(ظرف) بعيدا, جانبا, بإتجاه آخر (صفه) غائب, بعيد (الاسم) (نداء)
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - הלאה, הרחק, בכיוון אחר, במקום אחר, במרחק, בלי הרף, הולך ומתרחק, ללא היסוס, ארוכות
adj. - במגרשו של היריב
n. - תחרות במגרשו של היריב, משחק חוץ
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