From the beginning of the play, it was obvious that something bad was going to happen at Toby's birthday party in Blackrock. Parallel scenes 3 and 5 foreshadow a tragedy. Rachel and Cherie are not allowed to go to the party. Cherie tells her mother that she "won't drink. Or do drugs. Or have fun with boys." His mother makes him understand what's the point of going there then. Stewart tells Rachel "Not at a party in Blackrock... You always go out before sunset, unless you're looking for... a punch." The party is fueled by alcohol, the common result of which is violence. Adolescent social behavior is supposed to be wild. The recurrence of banning girls from going to the party highlights that girls are at great risk of being harmed at the party and implies that the night could end in disaster for one of them. Len's boxing ring represents the culturally accepted form of violence. "Donny can be your companion on the outside, your best friend in the world. But in the ring you have two allies [fists], one friend [brains] and no friends. It's just you and him and the sweet smell blood.” The boxing ring allowed men to release their violent impulse which was an attribute of masculinity of the time. The repetition of blood reminds the reader or viewer of Tracy's murder. Violence seemed to be a daily occurrence everywhere, whether at parties, towards objects, at home or in the ring. The violence in the play challenges the popular idea that Australian culture was