Event | 
					 The Plough and the Stars 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					A New Theatre Moved Playreading | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					6 May 2003 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					6 May 2003 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					7 May 2003 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Pro-Am | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					By Sean O'Casey. This play is about working-class Irish people, struggling for independence. The play is about the Easter Uprising of 1916. | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Tragedy
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Political
						 
						
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Ireland
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					Information taken from the New Theatre website. See address above. No cast or production list available (except playwright) and therefore not entered. This production was a 'Moved Playreading'.  Each moved reading is rehearsed with an experienced director and will be performed on the main stage, using full cast who will be carrying scripts.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					22926 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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