 Event |
The Misery of Beauty
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| Venue |
Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC |
| First Date |
25 May 1989 |
| Last Date |
17 June 1989 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
"Earl becomes obsessed with a handful of letters depicting a life and a kind of ordinariness he has never known. He drags Rose and Frogman off in search of the author and, in the process, imprisons Rose and brutalises the townsfolk". |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Adaptation
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Fiona Scott-Norman, Inpress, 31 May 1989
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Review: Geoffrey Milne, The Herald, 31 May 1989
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Review: Hugo Leschen, Melbourne Report, 1 July 1989
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Review: Julie Goodall, Melbourne Times, 31 May 1989
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Review: Leonard Radic, The Age, 30 May 1989
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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 |
Adapted by Wendy Joseph from Louis Nowra's 1976 novel 'The Misery of Beauty'.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Correspondence |
with Paul Davies |
| Programme |
Lunar Theatre season |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May 1989 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 11 August 2015 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
1810 |
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