The Gift of the Gorgon

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Event The Gift of the Gorgon
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 27 January 1994
Opening Date 1 February 1994
Last Date 12 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description When Edward Damson, English playwright, dies in his Aegean home, his son Philip, whom he never acknowledged, begs permission from his stepmother to write his biography. She warns that he will find it painful. Edward's life is mirrored in the Greek myth of Athena and Perseus who slays the Gorgon.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Biography
Death
Family
Myth
Playwrights
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kirk Alexander Actor
Soula Alexander Actor
Nick Carrafa Actor
Alan Cassell Actor
Adriano Cortese Actor
Charmaine Grey Actor
Steve Jacobs Actor
Alex Menglet Actor
Christen O'Leary Actor
Irini Pappas Actor
Angela Punch McGregor Actor
Tony Pavey-Smith Assistant Stage Manager
Teresa Blake Choreographer
Tassos Ioannides Composer
Hugh Colman Designer
Mary Hickson Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Richard Johnstone Lighting Operator/Technician
Peter Shaffer Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Greg Diamantis Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record February 1994
Programme MTC season
Data Reviewed By Jenny Fewster (JennyFewster) on 8 August 2016
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 23457