 Event |
State of Shock
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| Venue |
St Martins Theatre, South Yarra, VIC |
| First Date |
2 October 1986 |
| Opening Date |
3 October 1986 |
| Last Date |
25 October 1986 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Based on the true story of Alwyn Peter, a Queensland Aboriginal charged with murder in 1979. In September 1981 an historic legal precedent was set in the Queensland Criminal Court when he was released on parole. After a year of gathering expert evidence, Alwyn Peter's defence lawyers presented a case showing that men like Peter were shaped and destroyed by their artificially created environments. The play is the result of interviews with Alwyn Peter, his family, friends and defence counsel. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Indigenous People
Justice
Law
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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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 |
| Marking Masculinity Project |
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| Programme |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
106535 |
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