Event |
The Cake Man
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Venue |
Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW |
First Date |
14 November 2013 |
Last Date |
8 December 2013 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Back in the early 1970s a group of pioneering Indigenous theatremakers occupied a dilapidated terrace in Redfern and started the National Black Theatre. The first full-length play they staged was Robert J. Merritt’s The Cake Man. A droll examination of white paternalism from a black point of view, Merritt’s play kicked off a renaissance of art and performance that laid the foundations of contemporary Indigenous theatre. |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Subjects |
Indigenous Australia
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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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 |
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Event Identifier
| 105494 |
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