Dreamtime

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Event Dreamtime
Venue Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 30 January 1990
Opening Date 30 January 1990
Last Date 30 January 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description "This concert version of a musical brought together an amazing diversity of forms, sources and talents; from its origins in Ibsen's play, Peer Gynt, to Keith Michell's paintings as backdrops...". Replaced Scandanavian mythology with indigenous themes to tell the story of Peter, an outback dreamer and skite.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Adaptation
Subjects Criminals
Leadership
Rural areas
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Timothy Sexton Composer
Timothy Sexton Conductor
George Fairfax Director
Keith Michell Director
Keith Michell Lyricist
Mike Batt Musical Director
Simon Biazeck Performer
Christopher Bogg Performer
Jane Clifton Performer
Reg Ellery Performer
Christine Ferraro Performer
Brian Gilbertson Performer
Jeannie Marsh Performer
Rod McLennan Performer
Keith Michell Performer
Richard Nicholls Performer
Ruth Sandy Performer
John Stanton Performer
Elly Varrenti Performer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Keith Michell: "The 'spirit world' of the Aboriginal and the legends haunt this young man who gets carried away by his own stories." (quote from programme)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record January 1990
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 2092