Bert's Backyard - Sex and Death In The South - West

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Event Bert's Backyard - Sex and Death In The South - West
Venue Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Feast Festival 2002
First Date 19 November 2002
Last Date 24 November 2002
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Flamboyant homosexual politician, publican and philanthropist Bert Edwards MP (1888 -1963) lived his early years in the mean streets of the city's south-west home to Adelaide's poor and destitute. Join Dr. Gertrude Glossip as she recreates the turbulent life and tomes of Bert Edwards amid the brothels,sly-grog shops, football clubs and two up schools of the South End.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Biographical
Subjects Homosexuality
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gertrude Glossip Performer
Gertrude Glossip Researcher
Ian Purcell Researcher
Ian Purcell Writer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20359