Event |
Heaven ... It's Not for Angels
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Venue |
Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville, NSW |
First Date |
23 November 1993 |
Opening Date |
23 November 1993 |
Last Date |
11 December 1993 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
Heaven is the ironic title of a frivolous work with a dark undertone. The setting is a kind of club cum theatre restaurant whose decorative theme is that of a refugee facility. The tables and seating are austere, all hard surfaces, plain benches and aluminium topped tables arranged in suites around three sides of the perimeter of the stage area. Behind them a chain wire fence. In front the maƮtre d's bench to the side of which a passage is way leading to an imaginary kitchen. As the audience arrive they are processed, they are allocated name stickers (arbitrarily chosen for them by the front of house staff); a quantity of tokens ( Dinars, Heaven currency) with which to purchase menu items and a table. On the table is a telephone. When the show begins the waiters emerge business like and after a short choreographed floor show they distribute the entree menu. The show follows the traditional three act structure of the classic western meal. Between each course there is a floor show. The audience/patrons choose a menu item then call on the telephone to order their particular theatrical dishes. Menu items include such delicacies as Head Job, Abuse (mild or spicy), The Revolutionary, Sacrificial Tree Ceremony, a Terrorist attack, The Kiss, Russian Roulette, Pie In the Face. The performer waiters serve the patrons at their table. |
Description Source |
Production Company |
Primary Genre |
Other
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Secondary Genre |
Physical Theatre
Group-devised
Installation
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Subjects |
Consumers
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Anabel Dean, Heaven_Article2, Sydney Morning Herald, Macquarie University, Library, 22 April 1994, (Metro section)
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Article:  Shelli-Anne Couch, Heaven_Article1, Sydney Morning Herald, Macquarie University, Library, 19 November 1993, (Metro section)
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Document:  Heaven_Overview, Macquarie University, Library
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Flyer:  Heaven_Flyer, Macquarie University, Library
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Performance Recording:  Mark Seton, Heaven_Excerpts, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide1, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide10, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide11, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide12, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide13, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide14, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide15, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide16, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide17, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide18, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide19, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide2, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide3, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide4, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide5, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide6, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide7, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide8, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heaven_Slide9, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_1, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_2, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_3, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_4, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_5, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_6, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_7, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_8, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Heidrun Lohr, Heaven_9, Macquarie University, Library
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Programme Notes:  Heaven_InfoSheet, Macquarie University, Library
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Programme Notes:  Heaven_Welcome, Macquarie University, Library
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Record:  Nigel Kellaway, The Performance Space, Australia Council for the Arts, Fourteen Years: a cautionary tale.1994-2007 Chapters 1-14, The University of Sydney, Sydney eScholarship Repository, 2 December 2008
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Review:  Bob Evans, Heaven_Review1, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 November 1993
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Review:  Heaven_Review2, Sydney Star Observer, Macquarie University, Library, 26 November 1993
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Review:  Stephen Birch, Sunday Telegraph, 28 November 1993
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Review:  Stephen Dunne, Sydney Star Observer, 26 November 1993
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Heaven was conceived by Don Mamouney and devised by the company. The show enjoyed four seasons, two in Sydney, Adelaide Festival Fringe and the Perth Festival.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Sidetrack Archive |
Box 17 |
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
November 1993 |
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Event Identifier
| 23029 |
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