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Event Name
The Importance of Being Earnest
Event Name Identifier
12850
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Event Name
The Importance of Being Earnest
Venue
The Playhouse
, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event
First date
06 Nov 1990
Opening date
06 Nov 1990
Last date
Dates Estimated
No
Status
Professional
World Premiere
No
Part of Tour
Yes
Description
"Performances are highly stylised. The cast, mostly playing directly to the audience, are synchronised in movement and facial expressions".
Description Source
Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre
Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre
Comedy
Content Indicator
Associated Companies
Melbourne Theatre Company
, Production Company
State Theatre Company of South Australia
, Presenting Company
Associated Contributors
Contributor Name
Function
Notes
Ruth Cracknell
Actor
Bob Hornery
Actor
Monica Maughan
Actor
Jane Menelaus
Actor
Geoffrey Rush
Actor
Rachel Szalay
Actor
Andrew Tighe
Actor
Tony Tripp
Designer
Simon Phillips
Director
Jamieson Lewis
Lighting Designer
Oscar Wilde
Playwright
Related Resources
Performance Recording: The Importance of Being Ernest., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 22 Nov 1990
Review: Barbara Hebden, Sunday Mail, 11 Nov 1990
Review: Peta Koch, Courier Mail, 08 Nov 1990
Review: Samela Harris, The Advertiser, 26 Nov 1990
Review: Simon Jemison, The Importance of Being Earnest, The News, 26 Nov 1990
Related Works
Text Nationality
Production Nationality
Further Information
Written in 1895
Data Source
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record
Data Source Description
November 1990
Part of Collection
Yes
Event Identifier
12850
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