Guts

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Event Guts
Venue Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Come Out Festival
First Date February 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description GUTS was inspired by U.K. illustrator, Michael Foreman's, picture book for children, War and Peas* (1974) brought to Handspan by its Director, Andrew Hansen. The play, by John Rogers, was an adaptation of the story told in the book about food, hunger, greed and courage. The starving Prince Wafer met the overfed King Phlabula in a battle of wills played out with cutlery, crockery and oversize, all white, food items. The plays climax introduced a coloured and decorated three-tier cake to solve their arguments.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Puppetry
Visual Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Rogers Adaptor
Michael Foreman Author
Maryanne Rennie Costume Maker
Jenny Sherlock Costume Maker
Ken Evans Designer
Andrew Hansen Director
Michael Foreman Illustrator
Rick Ireland Performer Prince Wafer
Avril McQueen Performer King Phabula
Helen Rickards Producer
Simon Fisher Tour Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web www.handspantheatre.com.au
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 126408