Event |
Birthrights
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
12 April 2003 |
| Opening Date |
16 April 2003 |
| Last Date |
17 May 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
In 1983, in act of love and generosity, Claudia decides to bear a child as surrogate for her sister. Many years later, Claudia discovers that she is infertile and that her maternal impulses run deep. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
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| Subjects |
Surrogacy, Infertility and IVF
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review:  Bill Perrett, Agenda, 20 April 2003, 9
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Review:  Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 20 April 2003, 86
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Review:  Chris Boyd, Financial Review, 24 April 2003, 81
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Review:  Helen Thomson, A3, 21 April 2003, 11
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Review:  Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 18 April 2003, 68
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Review:  Martin Ball, The Australian, 21 April 2003, 7
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
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| Event Identifier |
23796 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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