Dreams in an Empty City

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Event Dreams in an Empty City
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 3 August 1989
Opening Date 5 August 1989
Last Date 9 September 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Dreams in an Empty City is a contemporary morality play with a thriller format. It is concerned with moral corrosion in the corridors of economic power, and it vigorously attacks Australian financial deregulation, corporate tax evasion, fraud and the multinational banking system".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Thriller
Subjects Corporate culture
Corporations
Corruption
Finance
Money
Morality
Politics
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dennis Coard Actor
Peter Crossley Actor
Celia de Burgh Actor
Tommy Dysart Actor
Katrina Foster Actor
Frank Gallacher Actor
Jane Henderson Actor
Philip Holder Actor
Kevin Miles Actor
Maggie Millar Actor
Richard Piper Actor
David Pledger Actor
Kelly Redhead Assistant Stage Manager
David Ridgway Assistant Stage Manager
Ian McDonald Composer
Richard Roberts Designer
Simon Phillips Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Stephen Sewell Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Greg Diamantis Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Played in repertory on the same set and with the same cast and crew with Macbeth from 5 August.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme VAC Playhouse season
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record August 1989
Cast List MTC Records
Data Reviewed By Jonathan Bollen (JonathanBollen) on 13 October 2013
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 1918