It Just Stopped explores our relationship with art, globalisation, death, and technology. Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America asks where is the line between patriotism and nationalism?
Stephen Sewell is one of Australia's most experienced and prominent writers, and his writing has won many awards. As a playwright, he is well-known for his violently political dramas such as Traitors, Welcome the Bright World and The Blind Giant is Dancing. Other playwriting credits include The Father We Loved on a Beach by the Sea, Dust, The Garden of Granddaughters, The Sick Room, The Secret Death of Salvador Dali and Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon. His screenwriting credits include The Boys (winner of 1998 AFI for Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Source), Sisters and Lost Things. Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America-A Drama in Thirty Scenes was first produced by Playbox in association with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in 2003. It has had much-lauded productions overseas, including London, Germany, Edinburgh and New York. It has won more awards than any Australian play in history. It Just Stopped was produced by Malthouse Theatre and Company B Belvoir in 2006.
