 Event |
Playland
|
| Venue |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
8 February 1994 |
| Opening Date |
8 February 1994 |
| Last Date |
19 February 1994 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The original South African production of Playland on tour ... set at an amusement park on New Year's Eve 1989. A white ex-soldier has got himself out of the house and is intent on having a good time talking to the black night-watchman. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
| Subjects |
Multicultural
Race relations
South Africans
|
| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
|
| Text Nationality |
South Africa
|
| Production Nationality |
South Africa
|
| Further Information |
This production also played Warrnambool Performing Arts Centre (15 Mar) and Geelong Performing Arts Centre (17-19 March), having begun its tour in Sydney for the Sydney Festival & Carnivale.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Fairfax Studio season |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
February 1994 |
|
| Data Reviewed By
| Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 23 November 2015 |
| Event Identifier |
23491 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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