Event |
A Western
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Venue |
Basement Metro Arts, Brisbane, QLD |
Umbrella Event |
Brisbane Festival 2013 |
First Date |
10 September 2013 |
Opening Date |
10 September 2013 |
Last Date |
28 September 2013 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Join UK artists Action Hero in the Basement bar and take part in an up-close, chaotic, half-arsed remake of the classic Western. “We want to make a Western. We have a cowboy hat and some ketchup. We want the scene where our hero walks into the bar and everyone stops talking. We want the scene where the whore begs to be loved. We want to cheat at cards. We want blood and guns.
Everyone will have a moustache. All the bad guys laugh. Dust blows across a deserted street. Music.” Action Hero is Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse. They are UK-based artists working in Bristol making live ar |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Performance Art
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Subjects |
Films
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
England
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Further Information |
Basement at Metro Arts was temporarily transformed into a bar as part of the 2013 Brisbane Festival.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Production Company |
Action Hero's website |
Programme |
Brisbane Festival 2013 programme |
Web |
Archived Brisbane Festival website |
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Event Identifier
| 107963 |
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