 Event |
Kiss of the Chicken King
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| Venue |
The Queen's Theatre (1840-1842 & 1996-), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 2014 |
| First Date |
1 March 2014 |
| Opening Date |
1 March 2014 |
| Last Date |
4 March 2014 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
A pioneer in the early stand-up comedy clubs and experimental theatre, Oscar McLennan keeps his audiences brilliantly off-balance as he ranges from funny to sad, angry to disturbing and everything else in between. An outcast, offbeat figure weaves his unsteady way through early 1980s London where the drums of war are beating, flag waving patriots are waxing their cars and it is not advisable to be swimming against the tide. Based on his book of the same name, Kiss of the Chicken King brings together four deeply original Irish voices in a genre-crossing collaboration of music, poetry and theat |
| Description Source |
Brochure |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Music
Poetry
Stand-up Comedy
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| Related Events |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Ireland
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| Production Nationality |
Ireland
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| Further Information |
World Premiere / Exclusive to Adelaide.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
Adelaide Festival Guide |
| Web |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
106914 |
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