Banshee

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Event Banshee
Venue National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, ACT
First Date 17 June 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Meryl Tankard one-act piece of performance theatre was devised from the Irish banshee legend. ""The banshee is a female fairy, who followed the old families in Ireland. The banshee's wailing heralded a death"".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Performance Art
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dorothy Herel Designer
Meryl Tankard Playwright
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record June 1989
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 1867