[1] It was written for a Playmarket script competition and Renée had received a New Zealand Arts Council Grant to support the writing.
An example of Renée's feminist lens in the play is the statement by the character Iris speaking to her position as a working-class woman:Who will remember us?
He arrives with a coffin, and it becomes apparent that Ben has killed himself while working at a labour camp in the Great Depression.
Designer: Janet Williamson Lighting: Stephen Blackburn Mary: Kate Harcourt Iris: Jane Waddell Cliff: Tim Homewood Jeannie: Lucy Sheehan Ted: Cliff Wood Molly: Michelle Leuthart Dot: Ruth Dudding Designer: Tony Geddes Mary: Judie Douglass Iris: Wickham Pack Jeannie: Eilish Moran Ted: John Curry Molly: Janet Fisher Dot: Yvonne Martin Cliff: Christian Boje Designer: John Parker Production Manager: Murray Lynch Mary: Dorothy McKegg Iris: Elizabeth Hawthorne Jeannie: Alison Bruce Cliff: Phillip Gordon Ted: Ross Duncan Molly: Vivienne Laube Dot: Teresa Woodham Mary: Shirley Kelly Iris: Miranda Harcourt Jeannie: Hilary Halba Cliff: James Maclaurin Ted: Nic Farra Molly: Anne-Marie Speed Dot: Beverley Reid Set design: Bruce Appleton Lighting design: Bruce Appleton Costume design: Maryanne Douglas Mary: Mary Sutherland Iris: Bernadette Doolan Jeannie: Petka Dragonoff Cliff: Chris Holdsworth Ted: John Forman Alex Bolton, Belinda Meyer Lighting design: Jamieson Lewis Designer: Trina Parker Mary: Helen Tripp Iris: Robynne Bourne Jeannie: Shanti Gudgeon Cliff: Eugene Wheelahan Ted: Robert Menzies Molly: Christen O'Leary Dot: Beth Child Costume design: John Senczuk Lighting design: Lisa Maule Set design: John Hodgkins Mary: Jane Waddell Iris: Miranda Harcourt Jeannie: Ellen Simpson Ted: Jed Brophy Cliff: Michael Whalley Molly: Rachel More Dot: Katherine McRae Set and lighting design: Natala Gwiazdzinski Costume design: Cara Louise Waretini Sound design: Maaka Phat Mary: Grace Hoete Iris: Neenah Dekkers-Reihana Jeannie: Mia van Oyen Ted: Jonny Potts Cliff: Reon Bell Molly: Hannah Kelly Dot: Amanda Noblett Amateur productions include The premier production at Downstage attracted positive reviews.
[3] Playmarket published in 1986 a schools study guide of Pass It On and Wednesday to Come in their ACT Magazine (v.11 n.3 Jun 1986).