Event |
Great Expectations
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
16 September 2002 |
| Opening Date |
19 September 2002 |
| Last Date |
12 October 2002 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Great Expectations has something for everyone: crime, corruption, unrequited love, undeserved loyalty, and some of the most wonderful characters created. It is the orphan Pip's story of growth and struggle for moral redemption. His rocky route to maturity is conveyed with due regard to the novel's language, its blend of the comic and serious, and themes of money, guilt, desire, destiny and love.
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| Description Source |
Press Release |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Adaptation
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| Subjects |
Class Issues
Corruption
Crime
Law
Money
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Simon Aylott
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Actor
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Herbert Pocket
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Stephen Costan
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Actor
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Mr Wopsie, Turnkey
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Julie Forsyth
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Actor
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Mrs Joe, Miss Skiffins
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Jan Friedl
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Actor
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Sarah Pocket, Belinda Pocket, Mrs Hubble
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Linal Haft
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Actor
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Magwitch, Raymond Pocket
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Jonathan Hardy
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Actor
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Jaggers
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Sam Healy
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Actor
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Estella
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Huw Higginson
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Actor
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Mr Wemmick, Mr Hubble
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Bob Hornery
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Actor
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Pumblechook, Mathew Pocket, Aged P
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Asher Keddie
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Actor
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Biddy, Clara
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Angus King
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Actor
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Startop, Stranger, Georgiana Pocket
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Monica Maughan
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Actor
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Camilla Pocket, Mrs Coiler
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Colin Moody
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Actor
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Orlick, Compeyson, Drummie
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Richard Piper
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Actor
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Joe Gargery
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Angela Punch McGregor
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Actor
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Miss Havisham
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Ben Winspear
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Actor
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Pip
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Simon Phillips
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Adaptor
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Bernie Tan
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Assistant Lighting Designer
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Christine Bennett
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Assistant Stage Manager
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Ross Coleman
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Choreographer
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Ian McDonald
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Composer
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Charles Dickens
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Creator
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Dale Ferguson
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Designer
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Suzanne Hayward
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Dialect Coach
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Simon Phillips
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Director
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Amanda Buchanan
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Fight Director
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Nick Schlieper
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Lighting Designer
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Alyson Brown
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Stage Manager
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Jane Millett
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Stage Manager
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| Resources |
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Culture, 26 September 2002, 4
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Review:  Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 27 September 2002, 86
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Review:  Lee Christofis, The Australian, 27 September 2002, 17
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Review:  Stephen Carroll, Agenda, 29 September 2002, 9
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection |
Programme |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
20478 |
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