The Revenger's Tragedy

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Event The Revenger's Tragedy
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 9 February 1991
Opening Date 13 February 1991
Last Date 23 March 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Vindice, the revenger, after stewing for nine years, finally constructs a plot to kill the lecherous Duke who had Gloriana, his betrothed, poisoned after she rebuffed the Duke's sexual overtures. A macabre Jacobean tale in which virtues and vices of the old world clash and mingle with ideas and discoveries of the new.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Satire
Subjects Revenge
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Pat Bishop Actor
Helen Buday Actor
Max Cullen Actor
Jerome Ehlers Actor
Paul Goddard Actor
Gillian Jones Actor
Norman Kaye Actor
Russell Kiefel Actor
Lech Mackiewicz Actor
Alex Morcos Actor
Felix Nobis Actor
Stuart Robinson Actor
Leigh Russell Actor
Raj Sidhu Actor
Robert Kemp Designer
Jules Wright Director
Brett Sheehy Dramaturg/e
Thomas Middleton Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Cyril Tourner was posthumously reckoned to have written the piece over 350 years ago. Here the Sydney Theatre Company has attributed the play to Tourneur's rival, Thomas Middleton.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Feb/Mar 1991
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record February 1991
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 14283