Distant Point

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Event Distant Point
Venue Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW
First Date 20 September 1942
Opening Date 20 February 1942
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description A play from Russia. A train breaks down at the Siberian forest and Matthew, the Red Army commander becomes acquainted with the local villagers. They consider him a hero and after learning that he is dying from an incurable disease, decide to improve themselves.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Humanity
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Aleksandr Afinogenov Playwright
Freda Lewis Producer
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992. No cast or production list available (except Playwright, Director and Designer) and therefore not entered.
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 22304