 Event |
Captain Koala
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| Venue |
Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, VIC |
| First Date |
September 1987 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
CAPTAIN KOALA was a commission from the Country Fire Authority, Victoria, to produce two plays about fire safety for its exhibition area at the Royal Melbourne Show. The work was brought to Handspan by its writer/director, Jon Stephens, at the time, Company Chair. The plays were performed in a static set representing a rural Australian home. Puppeteer/actors were dressed in yellow firefighter overalls operating bunraku style puppet characters. The work was devised and constructed to impart CFA information to children attending the Show in and its half-hour performances played 6 shows daily du |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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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 |
Performed at Exhibition Hall, Royal Melbourne Show, Flemington
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
www.headspantheatre.com.au |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
126514 |
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