 Event |
A Stretch of the Imagination
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| Venue |
Shanghai, Shanghai, China |
| First Date |
19 September 1987 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Carrillo Gantner directed this production during his three-year stint as Cultural Attache to the Australian Embassy. It was considered to be the first one person play ever to be performed in China. The play was remounted in 1988 to open the Australian Studies Conference at the Beijing Foreign Studies University. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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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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| Further Information |
"Directed by Carrillo Gantner who was Cultural Attache at The Australian Embassy at the time. A local Chinese actor played the lead role. Playbox provided production elements such as colour gel for lighting." Correspondence to AusStage Project Manager from Robert Taylor.
The first Australian play performed in China.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
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| Web |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
115317 |
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