Event |
Gulliver's Travels
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
19 June 1992 |
| Opening Date |
19 June 1992 |
| Last Date |
18 July 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
"Jonathan Swift's epic 18th century novel adapted for the stage in a joint venture by the Melbourne Theatre Company and Handspan Theatre. Actors, musicians, and puppeteers have come up with a totally innocent version of the story." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
Adaptation
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - Grildig, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - In Brobdingnag, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - In Brobdingnag, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - In Laputa, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - In Lilliput, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - In Lilliput, 1992
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Photograph:  Jeff Busby, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels - With the Houyhnhnms, 1992
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Photograph:  Philip Castle, Handspan & Melbourne Theatre Company: Gulliver's Travels, The Age, 24 June 1992
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Puppet:  Emperor puppet from Gulliver's Travels, 1992, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  General from Handspan Theatre's Gulliver's Travels, 1992, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Gulliver puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Gulliver puppet from Handspan Theatre's Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian male puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian male puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian male puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian woman puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian woman puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Lilliputian woman puppet from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Monkey from Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Puppet, Eagle, from Handspan Theatre's Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet:  Treasurer's Wife from Handspan Theatre production of Gulliver's Travels, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Review:  Bob Crimeen, The Sunday Herald Sun, 28 June 1992
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Review:  Chris Boyd, Financial Review, 3 July 1992
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Review:  Fiona Scott-Norman, The Bulletin, 6 July 1992
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Australian, 25 June 1992
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Review:  James Griffin, Melbourne Times, 1 July 1992
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Review:  Jason Romney, The Herald Sun, 24 June 1992
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Review:  John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 28 June 1992
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 25 June 1992
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Also touring the Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 23 - 25 July.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
June, 1992 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
16163 |
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