 Event |
Jemmy Green in Australia
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| Venue |
Esplanade Hotel, St Kilda, VIC |
| First Date |
11 December 1988 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
This is the first performance of the play since 1845. "Its story is one of corrupt judiciary, marriage for financial gain, attempts to sway the powerful through money, conspiracy, cheats, scoundrels and liars". |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Jemmy Green in Australia is the work of James Tucker, Australia's first playwright, who came here as a 23-year-old convict, transported for the crime of writing a 'threatening letter'.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
December 1988 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
1553 |
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