Event |
The Currency Lass
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| Venue |
Q Theatre, Penrith, NSW |
| First Date |
22 August 1989 |
| Opening Date |
26 August 1989 |
| Last Date |
17 September 1989 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"This rarely produced work, which was first staged in 1844, is thought to be the first Australian drama which featured a local setting". |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Romantic
Play with Music
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Playscript:  Edward Geoghegan, The Currency Lass or, My Native Girl, State Records NSW
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Review:  Bob Evans, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 August 1989
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Review:  Paul LePetit, Sunday Telegraph, 3 September 1989
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Review:  Rosemary Neill, The Australian, 28 August 1989
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Review:  Suzanne Olb, The Sydney Review, 1 September 1989
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
August 1989 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
1917 |
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