Event |
The Floating World
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| Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Festival of the Arts |
| First Date |
31 October 1995 |
| Opening Date |
31 October 1995 |
| Last Date |
4 November 1995 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"A Japanese language production of the Australian play set aboard 'The Cherry Blossom' on a Cruise to Japan in 1974." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Prisoners
Tourism
War
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book:  Helen Gilbert, Jacqueline Lo, Performance and Cosmopolitics: Cross-cultural Transactions in Australasia, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2007
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Rehearsal Recording:  The Floating World., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 31 October 1995
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Review:  Bryce Hallett, The Australian, 3 November 1995
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Review:  Chris Boyd, The Herald Sun, 4 November 1995
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Review:  Helen Musa, The Canberra Times, 7 November 1995
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Age, 2 November 1995
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Review:  Steven Carroll, The Sunday Age, 5 November 1995
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Japan
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| Further Information |
Performed in repertoire with Playbox's production of "The Head of Mary". Both also played at the Tokyo International Arts Festival in October. This was possibly the first Japanese production of an Australian play to be performed in Japan
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
21 Years of Hoopla! Exhibition Catalogue |
| Programme |
MIFA season |
| Report |
Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1995 |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
October 1995 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| RobertTaylor on 28 February 2025 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
26026 |
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