Hurt

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Event Hurt
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 10 April 1992
Opening Date 10 April 1992
Last Date 3 May 1992
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description 'Hurt' - a bizarre Neo-Gothic world of the Limbo Clinic, where Doctor Thaw struggles with the forces of life and death and the limits of the human body.

This was Legs on the Wall's latest production that combined contemporary circus, acrobatics, trapeze, magic, aerial feats and music to create this vicious, hair raising, heart stopping comedy of pain.

Reviewer's Opinion: 'Hurt' is a funny and provocative show, with a tension between the theatrical style - with shrieks, sharp jolts, acrobatic routines and magic tricks - and the narrative drive...the story starts as a Gothic sci-fi, comp...
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Circus
Magic
Acrobatics
Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sarah de Jong Composer
Angus Strathie Designer
Gail Kelly Director
Thor Blomfield Performer
Louise Gore Performer
Beth Kayes Performer
Brian Keogh Performer
Celia White Performer
Keith Gallasch Writer
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April, 1992
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 15792