Event |
Through The Looking Glass
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Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
First Date |
17 May 2008 |
Opening Date |
20 May 2008 |
Last Date |
31 May 2008 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
In this unprecedented rendering of a much-loved classic, Malthouse Theatre and Victorian Opera produce an event as unique as the material at its heart. On a boating trip with seven year old Alice Liddell, Carroll gifted her with the fantastic story which would soon be indelibly associated with her name - a gift that would re-cast her as a pawn in the fantastic underworld of The Looking Glass. This glass is as much kaleidoscope as mirror, where space and time are refracted, splintering into chaos as rhyming flowers, roaring royals and reluctant foodstuffs wage war on sense and sensibility. |
Description Source |
Production Company |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Opera
Puppetry
Adaptation
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Report:  Malthouse Theatre, Malthouse Theatre Annual Report 2008, 2008
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Review:  John Mangan, Through the Looking Glass, The Sunday Age, 25 May 2008, 24
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Review:  Peter Burch, Alice falls into a deep, dark hole, The Australian, 23 May 2008, 12
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Review:  Sybil Nolan, Through the Looking Glass, The Herald Sun, 23 May 2008, 75-76
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
Mark Gogoll |
Review |
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Event Identifier
| 76034 |
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