The Essentials

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Event The Essentials
Venue Trades Hall, Carlton South, VIC
First Date 2 May 1997
Last Date 17 May 1997
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description A political play about a right-wing businessman's domestic violence and the decimation of the Victorian ambulance services.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Community
Contemporary
Drama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Capitalism
Domestic Violence
Victoria
Working Life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peta Brady Actor
Billi Clarke Actor
Bill Ethell Actor
Julianne Eveleigh Actor
Colin Hall Actor
Sue Ingleton Actor
Sue Jones Actor
Terry Kendrick Actor
Peter Mumford Actor
Stefo Nantsou Actor
Steve Payne Actor
Lara Richardson Actor
Melanie Van Den Heuvel Actor
Peter Mumford Designer
Sue Jones Devisor
Peter Mumford Devisor
Stefo Nantsou Devisor
Steve Payne Devisor
Stefo Nantsou Director
Shane Grant Lighting Designer
Lloyd James Mask Maker
Stefo Nantsou Playwright
David Franzke Sound Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Written in collaboration with ambulance workers and domestic violence survivors & support workers, The Essentials explores powerlessness and patriarchal violence through dual narratives following a high society couple and ambulance workers on a corporate weekend retreat. The show was originally mounted for the Gasworks Theatre until concerns over libellous content in the show's script led to its
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
AusStage Submit Form
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 11777