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For my proposed Wikipedia article, I aim to create a page for David Finnigan's 2016 play Kill Climate Deniers. This modernist play has significant notability for Wikipedia due to its interesting history as it was temporarily banned by the Australian Government due to the strong political agendas addressed in the play.

Description
The play follows a group of extremist eco-terrorists and their leader, 'Catch', holding politicians and famous journalists' hostage in Parliament House until energy is made 100% renewable in Australia by the Environment Minister, 'Gwen Malkin'. Throughout the satirical play, an actor playing the playwright 'Daniel Finnigan' breaks the fourth wall and interrupts the plot to comment on the difficult 'making of' the play and the political backlash before and after its original release in 2016.

Notability & Neutrality
Often, plays don't offer many secondary sources of information besides the primary source of the play itself, however, this play received significant media attention due to the fact that the Australian Government subsidised the play, then banned it due to its extremist approach to spreading a political message about climate change (the implication of 'killing climate deniers'). Many articles were written before its initial release in 2016 that are notable, but additionally, after its release both in 2016 and 2018, various reviews were written for both productions, praising and criticising its unique approach to addressing Australia's climate change issues. Hence, due to the widespread of reliable news articles and varying opinionated reviews, this play has extreme notability and reasoning for the article being created.

Additionally, this article will be written with a neutral point of view; I will state facts stated by David Finnigan himself from web interviews and personal statements that are in the written play. I will approach my reflection on review article opinions carefully and cautiously as I will remain unbiased in my own opinion but simply state the various critical responses to the play without implying one holds more value than another.

Associated WikiProject
My Wikipedia article would definitely fall under WikiProject Theatre due to the fact it is a play and a form of theatre, although, Kill Climate Deniers could also sub-branch into WikiProject Australian Politics due to the involvement of Australian Government within the play.

Proposed Sections
The following are sections that I believe are essential for the article Kill Climate Deniers and mimic the sections used in Wikipedia pages for similar plays.

Background Information
Due to the detailed history of the Australian Government banning this play after agreeing to subsidise its creation, this background information section has notable significance as the history of the play has heavily influenced its initial release.

Plot
This section will cover details in the complex plot of the play, including the explanation of settings and when, where, how and why characters interact with each other.

Characters
This will simply be a list of characters within the play and actors who have portrayed them within certain productions.

Reception
This section will look extensively at the various reviews for different productions of the play and how audiences and artistic professionals reacted to the play.

Productions
This section will explore the various productions of Kill Climate Deniers and state where they were and the production team involved.

Kill Climate Deniers (play)
Finnigan, David, 2018, Kill Climate Deniers (Australia, Currency Press Pty Ltd, 2018).

This primary source will be the main reference for information as this is the hard copy of the play written by David Finnigan (the playwright) himself. Evidently, the written play has the most accurate information regarding plot, character, background and intention and thus, has extreme verifiability. The plot itself is extremely complex and requires a detailed description that would assist completing the 2000 words needed for the Wikipedia article.

ABC News Article
Kill Climate Deniers: Playwright takes on Andrew Bolt climate change sceptics and Breitbart News,” ABC News. Accessed 1st April, 2019.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-01/kill-climate-deniers-playwright-takes-on-bolt-breitbart/9478748

This article looks closely into the background of Kill Climate Deniers and the issues associated with its production in relation to the Australian Government. ABC News also interviewed playwright David Finnigan for this article, providing insight into his intention for creating the play and his production of it at Griffin Theatre in 2017 and 2018. Due to Finnigan's involvement in the article, and multiple opinions being addressed, this ABC News article definitely has verifiability, and notability as the Government's involvement within the postponing of production has allowed a widespread of information.

TimeOut Review
“Kill Climate Deniers”, TimeOut. Accessed 1st April, 2019.https://www.timeout.com/sydney/theatre/kill-climate-deniers This review on the 2018 Griffin Theatre production of Kill Climate Deniers is an insightful article into the background and history of the play and also has important information regarding plot, creatives involved (directors, actors, etc.) whilst also providing a theatrical review. Having multiple reviews as secondary sources of information allows differentiation in response to the play, allowing verifiability through different artistic interpretations, whether that be good or bad.

Performing Arts Hub Review
“Review: Kill Climate Deniers”, Performing Arts Hub. Accessed 1st April, 2019.https://performing.artshub.com.au/news-article/reviews/performing-arts/ann-foo/review-kill-climate-deniers-255316 Contrastingly to the TimeOut Review, this review of the 2018 Griffin Theatre production of Kill Climate Deniers takes a critical opinion on this particular production of the play. The review does accurately state the plot and information regarding the play, but also depicts the play as being more self-indulgent than politically motivated. This contrasting opinion to other reviews of the play will create depth in the Wikipedia page and provide a multitude of professional responses to the play.

The Guardian Article

“Kill Climate Deniers: the provocative play that sneakily infiltrated Australia’s Parliament House”, The Guardian. Accessed 1st April, 2019.https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/sep/21/kill-climate-deniers-provocative-play-slyly-infiltrates-australias-parliament-house This article provides sufficient background information for Kill Climate Deniers, written before its initial release in 2016, it concerns the political uproar following the ban of the play in 2014. Again, Finnigan was interviewed for this article and is quoted directly, giving verifiability in the events discussed in the article and the playwright's opinions and aims for the future of Kill Climate Deniers.