Event |
A Bright and Crimson Flower
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| Venue |
HMAS Lonsdale, Port Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
27 August 1993 |
| Opening Date |
27 August 1993 |
| Last Date |
5 September 1993 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"A theatrical tribute to the 22,000 Australian servicemen and women who went to fight the Japanese and ended up prisoners at their hands." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Armed forces
Prisoners
World War 2
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review:  Bob Crimeen, Crimson flower deserves to bloom, The Sunday Herald Sun, 5 September 1993, 108
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Review:  Fiona Scott-Norman, Inpress, 8 August 1993
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The ring of truth and poignancy, The Age, 1 September 1993, 17
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
National tour.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
August 1993 |
| Programme |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
20215 |
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