Death of Cook

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Event Death of Cook
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 9 October 1984
Last Date 21 October 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Experimental theatre. "As the Bicentenary approaches, it is interesting to consider the type of person who 'discovered' Australia - the assumptions he made about the indigenous culture. Are we like him? Are his assumptions still ours? Cook blundered, was clubbed to death. Grim warning for actor or hero ignorant of the play..."
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Experimental
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jan Hubrechsen Creator
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 144537