Kohout Goes Missing

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Event Kohout Goes Missing
Venue Downstairs Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
First Date 15 August 1989
Opening Date 15 August 1989
Last Date 27 August 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description 'It is set on an empty but littered beach, with the main character sitting in a deck chair staring out to sea, waiting for junk to wash up, listing all as he gazes upon [for the last 9 years].' 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores', Honi Soit, iss. 18.
'Confronts the myths associated with [drowning], through instances of richly absurdist comedy, in a framework of affecting personal loss.' Moore, N 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores', Honi Soit, iss. 19, pp. 20
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Beaches
Death
Environment
Family
Oceans
Youth
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Yvette Andrews Actor Anna Strezlecki
Ros Baker Actor Julia
Sarah Bedak Actor Sian
Loene Carmen Actor Leila
Alistair Cowie Actor Kohout
Fiona Edwards Actor Sahro Free
Jesse Fox-Allen Actor First Rescuer
Philip Grieves Actor Sengstock
Chris Mead Actor Nick Shears
Simon Santow Actor Nathaniel Rice
Mark Simkin Actor Second Rescuer
Stephen Vella Actor Joe Crow
Lisa Stevens Assistant Stage Manager
Justin Way Assistant Stage Manager
Rachel Landers Director
Mike Parsons Dramaturg/e
Chris Mead Lighting Designer
Michael Lenny Lighting Operator/Technician
Greg Reeves Musician: Percussionist
Jeff Rose Musician: Percussionist
John-Paul Bryne Playwright
Mehera San Roque Production Manager
Matt Wood Props Buyer
Steve Couri Sound Operator/Engineer
James Moore Sound Operator/Engineer
Emma-Kate Gardener Stage Manager
Wendy Twibell Stage Manager
Michael Lenny Technician
Norman Coperman Various Rigger
Text Nationality Australia
Further Information Premiere. SUDS major production. Winner of a national university playwriting competition 1989. As part of a double bill entitled 'She Saw Sea Shores' with BRett Adam's 'Clearest Night'.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
SUDS Archive Evans, B 1989, 'Kohout Goes Missing', The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August. 1989, 'Shaken - but', Daily Mirror, 18 August, pp. 32. 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores' SUDS. Cast and crew sheet.
Newspaper Evans, B 1989, 'Kohout Goes Missing', The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 August. Moore, N 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores', Honi Soit, iss. 19, pp. 20. 1989, 'Shaken - but', Daily Mirror, 18 August, pp. 32. 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores', Honi Soit, iss. 18.
Press Release 1989, 'She Saw Sea Shores' SUDS.
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 149014