White Baptist Abba Fan

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Event White Baptist Abba Fan
Venue Barbican Centre, Barbican, London, England
Umbrella Event Heads Up Australian Arts 100
First Date 4 July 2000
Opening Date 4 July 2000
Last Date 8 July 2000
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Aboriginal soprano, actor, composer and playwright, Deborah Cheetham is a graduate of the NSW Conservatorium of Music and stdied in New York at the Juilliard School of Music. She began her professional singin career at the Sydney Opera House during the 1991 National Lesbian Festival and has performed in Europe, the UK and throughout Australia.
Yet long before she became a gay Koori opera singer, Deborah was a white Baptist Abba fan. Taken from her mother as an infant, deborah was raised in a religious, middle class home. This is a true story of identity and fulfillment, about an Aboriginal g
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Autobiographical
Music Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cathy Downes Director
Neil Simpson Lighting Designer Production Co-Ordinator
Robyn Godfrey Musician Cello
Antony Gray Musician Piano
Charlotte Hug Musician Viola
Lynsey Marsh Musician Clarinet
Deborah Cheetham Performer Writer
Mark Mitchell Production Manager
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure HeadsUp - Australian Arts Come to London, Australia Week, June 30 - July 9, 2000
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 100322