The Heart of a Dog

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Event The Heart of a Dog
Venue University of Melbourne, Guild Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 16 May 1991
Last Date 25 May 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Adapted by Jean-Paul Hussey, Heart of a Dog is a cautionary, absurd parable of the Russian Revolution: a brilliant Moscow professor transplants the testes and pituitary gland of a deceased human into a stray dog in an attempt to create scientific history. He creates something altogether unexpected…
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard Vabre Actor Fyodor/Frenchman
John-Paul Hussey Director
Mikhail Bulgakov Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Russia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Melbourne University Student Theatre DB
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 145635