Event |
The Season at Sarsaparilla
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Venue |
University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC |
First Date |
16 October 1962 |
Opening Date |
16 October 1962 |
Last Date |
10 November 1962 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Examines the exterior and inner lives of three Australian families who live side by side in Mildred Street, in the outer suburb of Sarsaparilla. It is the summer of 1961 - a bawdy, witty, earthy, poetic, and often funny depiction of the suburban psyche. |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Subjects |
Family
Suburban Communities
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Book:  Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Journal:  Julian Meyrick, Modernist drama decried: Patrick White, spoiled identity, and failure as a 'Logic of use', Australasian Drama Studies, 71, October 2017, 42-67
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Programme Notes:  The Season at Sarsaparilla, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Review:  David Bornstein, Sarsaparilla Raspberry, The Australian Jewish Herald, Theatre and Dance Platform, 19 October 1962, 4
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Review:  Geoffrey Hutton, Patrick White is a born playwright, The Age, Theatre and Dance Platform, 17 October 1962
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Review:  H A Standish, "Sarsaparilla" is challenging, The Herald, Theatre and Dance Platform, 17 October 1962
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Review:  Howard Palmer, Zoe returns in triumph, The Sun (NSW), Theatre and Dance Platform, 17 October 1962
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Review:  James Merralls, John Summer's "Season", Nation, Theatre and Dance Platform, 3 November 1962, 19-20
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Review:  Staunton McNamara, Two seasons of "Sarsaparilla", Australian Theatregoer, 2, 12, December 1962, 20
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
The Age, 18 October 1962, 5 |
Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
Key SEASONAPW |
Marking Masculinity Project |
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Cast List |
MTC records |
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Event Identifier
| 77837 |
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