 Event |
Mad Forest
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| Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
16 May 1991 |
| Opening Date |
18 May 1991 |
| Last Date |
15 June 1991 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Deals with the overthrow and execution of the Romanian Communist dictator Ceausescu and his wife in 1989-90. Written after Churchill, the director and a group of students from London's Central School of Speech and Drama went to Romania to work with acting students there. The play was first performed in 1990, only three months after their return. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Biographical
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| Subjects |
Political
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Paula Carr, Melbourne Report, June 1991
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Review: Alison Croggon, Fiendishly Churchill, The Bulletin with Newsweek, 4 June 1991
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Review: Andrew Rutherford, Romania tells its absurd story, The Australian, 20 May 1991, 10
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Review: Bob Crimeen, The Herald Sun, 2 June 1991
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Review: Chris Boyd, Melbourne Times, 22 May 1991
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Review: John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 19 May 1991
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Review: Leonard Radic, The Age, 20 May 1991
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Review: Neil Huddlestone, Inpress, 22 May 1991
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May 1991 |
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| Event Identifier
| 13999 |
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