Alceste

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Event Alceste
Venue Old Carlton Dancehall, Carlton, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Fringe Festival
First Date 5 September 1992
Opening Date 5 September 1992
Last Date 19 September 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description In the ancient Greek myth, Alcestis, wife of Admetus, dies and is rescued from Hades by Heracles who is sent by Apollo to save her. Director Lucien Savron has layered the myth and Handel's score of Alceste with the setting of a health spa and Hollywood movie imagery.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Orchestral
Adaptation
Traditional
Subjects Myth
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Simon Biazeck Actor
Ben Grant Actor
Melissa Gray Actor
Michael Kantor Actor
Nicole Nabout Actor
Christine Storey Actor
Jonathon Turner Actor
Lucien Savron Adaptor
George Frideric Handel Composer
Shane Carroll Costume Designer
Francis D Italiano Designer
Lucien Savron Director
Andrew Livingston Lighting Designer
Peter Leech Musical Director
Andrew Bainbridge Musician Harpsichordist
Linda Kent Musician Harpsichordist
Rosemary Webber Musician: Bassist
Kristina Shugg Musician: Bassoonist
Bronwyn Weaver Musician: Cellist
Rod MacNeil Musician: Oboist
Carolyn Morris Musician: Oboist
Lucille Chambers Musician: Violinist
Elvira Kirkbride Musician: Violinist
Michael Loftus-Hills Musician: Violinist
Rosemary Walsh Musician: Violinist
Elizabeth Corby Musician: Violist
Euripides Playwright
S J Farrell Production Manager
S J Farrell Stage Manager
Richard Vabre
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Greece
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Bainbridge stood in for Kent on the harpsichord on occasion.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record September 1992
Programme
Data Reviewed By Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 2 January 2022
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16757