Emma: Celebrazione!

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Event Emma: Celebrazione!
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 17 February 1996
Opening Date 21 February 1996
Last Date 9 March 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Based on the autobiography of Italian migrant Emma Ciccotosto ... while the story celebrates the Italian character as much as Emma's own individual personality, it is structured around relationships and rites of passage familiar to all cultures and, in this case, it is a wedding."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Music
Adaptation
Autobiographical
Subjects Family
Food
Immigration
Italians
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Chantal Contouri Actor Concetta
Robert Forza Actor Domenico Orlando / Domenico Ciccotosto
Kate Jason-Omodei Actor Marianina
Kate Jason-Omodei Actor Marianina
Laura Lattuada Actor Emma
Laura Lattuada Actor Emma
Tanya Bennett Assistant Stage Manager
Tanya Bennett Assistant Stage Manager
Sue Healey Choreographer
Sue Healey Choreographer
Trina Parker Designer
Trina Parker Designer
Rosalba Clemente Director
Rosalba Clemente Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Jill Smith General Manager
Efterpi Soropos Lighting Designer
Efterpi Soropos Lighting Designer
Kavisha Mazzella Musical Director
Kavisha Mazzella Musical Director
John Norton Musician
John Norton Musician
Graham Pitts Playwright
Graham Pitts Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Stuart McKenzie Production Manager
Stuart McKenzie Production Manager
Deb Munn Stage Manager
Deb Munn Stage Manager
Emma Ciccotosto Writer
Emma Ciccotosto Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Based on Emma Ciccotosto's autobiography, Emma: A Translated Life. Also produced as Emma.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Playbox Season 1996
Programme
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 3 March 2024
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 26138