The Merchant of Venice

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Event The Merchant of Venice
Venue Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 13 June 1992
Opening Date 13 June 1992
Last Date 8 July 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The Bell Shakespeare Company's fuel-injected, modernised production...Antonio and Bassanio, draped in only towels, share a passionate homosexual kiss is a sweaty gay bath house...the servant Lancelot Gobbo prancing around with a Sony Walkman...this productions serves as a thougtful and well-crafted launchpad for Shakespeare's magic.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Adam Actor
Simon Arlidge Actor
John Bell Actor
Grant Bowler Actor
Marco Chiappi Actor
Patrick Dickson Actor
Suzi Dougherty Actor
Marian Dworakowski Actor
Tara Morice Actor
Sean O'Shea Actor
Jim Psiropoulos Actor
Ira Seidenstein Actor
Christopher Stollery Actor
Anna Volska Actor
James Wardlaw Actor
Christine Bennett Assistant Stage Manager
George Washingmachine Composer
Judith Hoddinott Costume Designer
Carol Woodrow Director
John Gillies Dramaturg/e
Geoff Cobham Lighting Designer
George Washingmachine Musical Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Michael Kaempff Production Manager
Michael Scott-Mitchell Set Designer
Cathy Dadd Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June, 1992
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16145