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Event Name
The Importance of Being Earnest
Event Name Identifier
1549
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Event Name
The Importance of Being Earnest
Venue
Playhouse
, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event
First date
22 Dec 1988
Opening date
Last date
21 Jan 1989
Dates Estimated
No
Status
Professional
World Premiere
No
Part of Tour
No
Description
A trivial comedy for serious people. A proper Englishman is caught leading a double life. Classic comedy.
Description Source
Other
Primary Genre
Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre
Comedy
Content Indicator
Associated Companies
Australia Council for the Arts
, Grant Body
The Victorian Ministry for the Arts
, Grant Body
Melbourne Theatre Company
, Production Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
, Presenting Company
University of Melbourne
, Sponsor
Associated Contributors
Contributor Name
Function
Notes
Helen Buday
Actor
Ruth Cracknell
Actor
Bob Hornery
Actor
Monica Maughan
Actor
Jane Menelaus
Actor
Richard Piper
Actor
Geoffrey Rush
Actor
Frank Thring
Actor
Jackie Nieuwenhuizen
Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp
Designer
Simon Phillips
Director
Jamieson Lewis
Lighting Designer
Oscar Wilde
Playwright
Peter Roehlen
Production Manager
Andrew Barker
Stage manager
Garth Browne
Unknown
Related Resources
Review: Chris Boyd, Melbourne Times, 18 Jan 1989
Review: Clark Forbes, Melbourne Sun, 30 Dec 1988
Review: Edgar Stethem, Beat, 4 Jan 1989
Review: Helen Thomson, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Australian, 2 Jan 1989
Review: Hugo Leschen, Melbourne Report, 1 Feb 1989
Review: Jennifer Ellison, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Bulletin, 17 Jan 1989
Review: John Larkin, Sunday Press, 22 Jan 1989
Review: Leonard Radic, The Age, 30 Dec 1988
Review: Stephen Radic, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Herald, 29 Dec 1988
Related Works
Text Nationality
United Kingdom
Production Nationality
Australia
Further Information
Toured regional Victoria 06.02.89-18.02.89
Data Source
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record
Cast List
Data Source Description
December 1988
MTC Records
Part of Collection
No
No
Event Identifier
1549
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