Event |
The Skin of Our Teeth
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Venue |
Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW |
Umbrella Event |
Old Vic Australian and New Zealand Tour 1948 |
First Date |
6 July 1948 |
Opening Date |
6 July 1948 |
Last Date |
17 August 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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Works |
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Further Information |
This play was staged in 5 blocks over 8 weeks; 6-8 July, 16-20 July, 28-9 July, 7-10 Aug and 16-17 Aug, 1948. The National Library holds tour programmes, numerous unidentified newspaper articles, photos and related ephemera for this tour. Individual programmes are also available and entries have been indexed from these. Cast extras not indexed.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 20051 |
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