Event | 
					 Bearing Witness 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				The Street Theatre Studio, Acton, ACT | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					8 May 2002 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					8 May 2002 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					18 May 2002 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					"Bearing Witness" deals with the compared and contrasted experiences of a woman who is sexually abused by her father as a young girl, and a man who is imprisoned and tortured as a result of political activity. | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Flyer/Poster | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Imprisonment
						 
						
						
							Sexual abuse
						 
						
						
							Violence
						 
						
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					| Organisations | 
					
					
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Article:  Helen Musa, The Canberra Times, 8 May 2002, 8
 
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				       Article:  Philip O'Brien, Times out, 9 May 2002, 9
 
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				       Article:  Valley Voice, 10 May 2002, 7
 
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				       Review:  Justin Heazlewood, Muse, June 2002, 12
 
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				       Review:  Valley Voice, 10 May 2002, 12
 
				             
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Flyer | 
									
									ACT Heritage Library | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					16249 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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