 Event |
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
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| Venue |
Canberra Theatre Centre, Canberra, ACT |
| First Date |
18 March 2014 |
| Opening Date |
18 March 2014 |
| Last Date |
29 March 2014 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Barb Barnett plays Nurse Ratched and Ben Drysdale is Randle McMurphy in Tom O'Neill's production of Dales Wasserman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel about the inmates and staff of an institution for the mentally disturbed. McMurphy escapes a goal sentence for rape by claiming insanity and finds himself in the institution. He comes up against the formidable Nurse Ratched as he attempts to thwart the rules and regulations of the institution with serious consequences. Funny, anarchic and insightful O'Neill's production highlights the battle of wills between the individual and the institution. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Mental Illness
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Flyer: One flew over the Cuckoos Nest, ACT Heritage Library, 18 March 2014
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Programme: One flew over the Cuckoos Nest, ACT Heritage Library, 18 March 2014
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Review: Glenn Burns, Classic confrontation in mantal asylum, The Canberra Times, Times 2, 20 March 2014, 9
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Review: Helen Musa, Serious ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ deeply affecting, Canberra City News, 19 March 2014
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
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| Programme |
ACT Heritage Library Ephemera Collection Programme |
| Web |
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| Event Identifier |
106913 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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