 Event |
Courting Blackbird
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| Venue |
The Court Theatre (1905-2023), Christchurch, New Zealand |
| First Date |
1976 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
One should pay homage to genius with simple sincerity and leave it at that…. The fluent literary quality of the dialogue is in danger of being overlooked … This quality is a most powerful weapon in the Mason armoury….Mason's hero is Bo (contracted from Boris Godunov) Baron and the piece consists of seven episodes in his flamboyant career and his responses to Marxist philosophy…. I am bold to declare this is Bruce Mason's masterpiece. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Solo
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
|
| Further Information |
World premiere at Court, 1976 Tour - Downstage October to 6 November 1976; Tour - Fortune Theatre Dunedin (Athenaeum), 5 - 9 October 1976; Gateway Players, Tauranga 1976. Part of Downstage's 1976.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
185772 |
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