It is absolutely unreal to me that FANGIRLS has been made a prescribed text for HSC drama students. (Under the Topic of Contemporary Australian Theatre Practice).* It’s also wild to me that some teachers decide to teach FANGIRLS… just because?!
📚 If you’re a teacher who is using FANGIRLS in the classroom:
First of all: I love you.
Second of all - I’m doing a workshop for teachers on how to use FANGIRLS as a text in the HSC. It will show you different ways to link the text to the curriculum - and load you up with exercises, resources and insights about the show.
TICKETS & INFO about that workshop HERE
If you can’t make it, but want to know about future dates, 👉 sign up here 👈 !
🔎 Looking for Teaching Resources?
✨ Here’s an incredible teaching resource pack commissioned by Currency Press in 2024, specifically for teachers using it as an HSC text ✨
Here’s an interview I did for Australian Plays Transform, about FANGIRLS being added to the curriculum
Here’s a link to my TED talk where I discuss why I wrote Fangirls.
Here’s a link to the an educational resource pack created by Belvoir for the 2021 tour of Fangirls.
Here’s the original trailer for the show - it’s a great glimpse of what the show looked like on stage.
Here’s a video news feature the ABC did about the show in 2019 - it’s a great intro to the show. Here’s a subsequent trailer from 2022, which gives you an even closer glimpse at the show.
Here’s a followup video feature that the ABC did in 2021 - about the show’s audience.
Here’s a link to the FANGIRLS Original Cast Album.
Here’s a link to some great photos of the original production.
and Here’s a link to a selection of sheet music you can purchase from the show.
✍️ If you’re a student studying FANGIRLS:
Have fun! Sorry if I can’t reply to your DM asking for help with your essay.
Also: the HSC can be so stressful and I’m so sorry about that. What I remember about doing the HSC is constantly comparing myself to everyone else, and getting nowhere near enough sleep. I really don’t reccomend this approach. So, I wish you a year that is as stress-free as possible, and full of deep REM sleep.
*If you’re not from Australia - that means that some students in Australia have to study FANGIRLS in their final exams.