Event |
A Month of Sundays
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| Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
20 August 1992 |
| Opening Date |
August 1992 |
| Last Date |
3 October 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"A comedy on the theme of ageing...set in an old person's nursing home. Most of the occupants, we are told, are 'zombies' in an advanced state of senility...Cooper has committed himself to the home voluntarily. He occupies a large room from which he rarely strays. Once a month he is visited by his daughter." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Subjects |
Ageing
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review:  Bob Crimeen, The Sunday Herald Sun, 30 August 1992
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Australian, 28 August 1992
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Review:  John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 30 August 1992
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 27 August 1992
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Review:  Mary-Anne Caleo, Melbourne Times, 9 September 1992
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Bob Larbey is a British television scriptwriter. He wrote A Month of Sundays, his first stage play, in 1986, and it has done the rounds of Broadway and the West End.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
August 1992 |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
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| Event Identifier |
16531 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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