Event |
The Fat Boy
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Venue |
CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2003 |
First Date |
4 April 2003 |
Opening Date |
9 April 2003 |
Last Date |
26 April 2003 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
The Fat Boy is a rather odd play, but then it is intended to be just that. Its subject is the outsider, and in the hapless Trevor - fat, gay, lonely and working class - Ayres has summed up everything that constitutes a loser in today's beauty and charm-obsessed society. |
Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Black Comedy
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Subjects |
Social Issues
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Anne Crawford, The Age, 4 April 2003, 0
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Book:  Jonathan Bollen, Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Programme:  The Fat Boy, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 4 April 2003
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Review:  Bill Perrett, Agenda, 13 April 2003, 8
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Review:  Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 13 April 2003, 99
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Age, 12 April 2003, 19
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Review:  Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 18 April 2003, 70
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Review:  Martin Ball, The Australian, 17 April 2003
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Book |
John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009 |
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Event Identifier
| 24170 |