 Event |
The Tempest
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
12 May 2001 |
| Opening Date |
16 May 2001 |
| Last Date |
9 June 2001 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
An innovative and humourous production of Shakespeare's last play staged in a post-colonial Australian context with the spirits of the island played by aboriginal artists. |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
| Subjects |
Ageing
Colonial
Supernatural
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| Organisations |
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Melbourne Theatre Company, Production Company
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Melbourne International Festival Of The Arts, Presenting Company
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Federation Festival, Melbourne 2001, Presenting Company
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Melbourne Theatre Company, Presenting Company
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Australia Council for the Arts, Grant Body
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Arts Victoria, Grant Body
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The University of Melbourne, Sponsor
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Jagara Jarjum Aboriginal Dance Group, Production Company
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Victorian Arts Centre, Presenting Company
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Blanche Clark, The Herald Sun, 18 June 2001, 90
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Review: Leonard Radic, The Sunday Herald Sun, 20 May 2001, 86
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Review: Martin Ball, The Australian, 18 May 2001, 10
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Review: Michael Shmith, Today, 4
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Review: Stephen Carroll, Agenda, 20 May 2001, 12
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
| Programme |
Mark Gogoll |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
1645 |
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