Visions

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Event Visions
Venue Paris Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 17 August 1978
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description This play is set in Paraguay of the 1860s during the War of the Triple Alliance, the bloodiest conflict in Latin American history. The megalomaniac President Lopez has married Madame Lynch, a Partisan courtesan. His ignorance and her egotism together bring ruin on the country themselves. Against this violent background of bungled diplomacy, death and superstition, is set an allegory of conflicting values, where visions of the civilised arts of peace sacrifice a nation to its own barbarity.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Theatre
Subjects Nineteenth Century
South America
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jennifer Claire Actor Juana
Geoffrey Clendon Actor Aide to Lopez
Peter Corbett Actor Lopez's Father
Claire Crowther Actor Adelaide
Judy Davis Actor Marie
Kate Fitzpatrick Actor Madame Lynch
John Gaden Actor President Lopez of Paraguay
Tim Hughes Actor Valera
John Paramor Actor American Ambassador
Mary-Lou Stewart Actor Corina
Keith Bain Choreographer
Sarah de Jong Composer
Anne Aitken Costume Assistant
Diane Allman Costume Assistant Wardrobe Assistant
Dianne Bridson Costume Assistant
Danie Daems Costume Assistant
Diane Panfili Costume Assistant
Camille Salavy Costume Assistant
Margaret Wertheim Costume Assistant
Robyn Wright Costume Assistant Wardrobe Assistant
Sally Campbell Costume Maker
Annette Cooper Costume Maker
Christine Wertheim Costume Maker
Melody Cooper Designer
Jono Enemark Designer
Rex Cramphorn Director
Graham Beatty Electrician, Head
Martin Sharp Graphic Designer
Bill Walker Lighting Designer
Peter Grace Lighting Operator / Technician
Cameron Allan Musical Director
George Sima Musician, Guitarist
Peter Kelly Musician, Percussionist
Louis Nowra Playwright
Luciana Arrighi Production Designer
Jono Enemark Production Manager
Diane Allman Scenic Artist
Anthony Babicci Scenic Artist
Cressida Campbell Scenic Artist
Deborah Collins Scenic Artist
David McKay Scenic Artist
Igor Nagy Scenic Artist
Kim Hilder Set and/or Property Maker
Brian Hocking Set and/or Property Maker
Grant Fraser Sound Operator / Engineer
Stephen Piper Stage Manager
Martin Sharp Visual Artist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Visions by Louis Nowra
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1978
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Australian Drama Project (UQ) VISIONSLN
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 6134