The Congress

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Event The Congress
Venue Arts House North Melbourne Town Hall, North Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Fringe Festival
First Date 29 September 1994
Opening Date 29 September 1994
Last Date 14 October 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description An Australian adaptation of a number of short stories from Argentinian Luis Borges' Book of Sand ... a strange mixture of the poetic and the intellectual.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Art
Fantasy
Love
Power
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stephen Clements Actor
Maryrose Cuskelly Actor
Justin Foster Actor
Bruce Kerr Actor
Matthew Lennox Actor
Jane Longhurst Actor
Antony Neate Actor
Steven Smith Actor
Maria Theodorakis Actor
Drew Tingwell Actor
Dario VaCirca Actor
Jason Cross Adaptor
Lawrence Harvey Adaptor
David Young Adaptor
Emily Barrie Costume Designer
Jason Cross Director
Andrew Livingston Lighting Designer
Jorge Borges Writer
Resources
Text Nationality Argentina
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1994
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 8 April 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 26129