Event |
Return to the Forbidden Planet
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| Venue |
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
3 January 1992 |
| Opening Date |
3 January 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
A musical spoof of the 1959 film, which also incorporates Shakespeare. |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
|
| Subjects |
Science-fiction
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review:  Chris Boyd, Melbourne Times, 15 January 1992
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Review:  John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 19 January 1992
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 9 January 1992
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Review:  Paul LePetit, Sunday Telegraph, 30 June 1991
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Review:  Rosemary Neill, The Australian, 2 July 1991
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Review:  Sonia Harford, The Sunday Herald Sun, 5 January 1992
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The production opened on June 27th, 1991 at The Theatre Royal. The cast list included J.Hall, G.Hogstrom, J.Maher and R.O'Donoghue (now added to the contributors) and excluded G.Kapiniaris and C. Hewett. The functions of cast have been amended to include actor/singer/musician.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
January 1992 |
| Programme |
Comedy Theatre season |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 25 October 2012 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
13300 |
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