 Event |
Playland
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| Venue |
Belvoir Street Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival & Carnivale 1994 |
| First Date |
4 January 1994 |
| Opening Date |
7 January 1994 |
| Last Date |
5 February 1994 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Concerned with the need for reconciliation between black and white races...the action takes place at the edge of a small travelling amusement park camped on the outskirts of a desert town. It is New Year's Eve 1989. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
| Subjects |
Racism
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| Organisations |
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QANTAS, Sponsor
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South African Airways, Sponsor
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Channel 9, Sponsor
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Patricia MacNaughton, Investor
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QANTAS, Sponsor
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Mannie Manim Productions, Production Company
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South African Airways, Sponsor
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Sydney Festival, Presenting Company
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Patricia MacNaughton, Investor
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Channel 9, Sponsor
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Mannie Manim Productions, Presenting Company
|
| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Flyer: Playland, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 7 January 1994
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Review: Bob Evans, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 1994
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Review: Ian Phipps, Sunday Telegraph, 16 January 1994
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Review: Pamela Payne, Sun Herald, 16 January 1994
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Review: Rosemary Neill, The Australian, 10 January 1994
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Review: Sean Maher, [Playland], Theatre Australasia, 1 February 1994
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Review: Stephen Dunne, Sydney Star Observer, 14 January 1994
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| Works |
|
| Text Nationality |
South Africa
|
| Production Nationality |
South Africa
|
| Further Information |
Upstairs Theatre. Australian Premiere.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
January, 1994 |
| Programme |
Sydney Festival & Carnivale |
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| Event Identifier
| 20647 |
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