 Event |
The Skin of Our Teeth
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| Venue |
Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Old Vic Australian and New Zealand Tour 1948 |
| First Date |
3 May 1948 |
| Opening Date |
3 May 1948 |
| Last Date |
20 May 1948 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"A History of Mankind in Comic Strip". This tour consisted of three plays, The School For Scandal, Richard III and The Skin of Our Teeth. The tour covered Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Hobart, as well as Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington in New Zealand. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
Absurdist
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Keith Macartney, The 'Old Vic' Season, Meanjin Quarterly, Melbourne, 7, 2, 1948, 122-123
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Programme: King Richard III / The School for Scandal / The Skin of Our Teeth, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 20 April 1948
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Review: Stanley Clive Turnbull, Play's Not the Thing at Old Vic, The Herald, 4 May 1948, 5
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| Works |
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| Further Information |
This play was staged in two blocks; 3rd - 8th May and 18th - 20th May, 1948. The National Library holds official tour programmes, numerous unidentified newspaper articles, publicity photos and related ephemera for this tour. Individual programmes are also available and each entry has been indexed from these. Cast extras not indexed.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
20039 |
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