Event |
Romeo and Juliet
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| Venue |
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
20 December 1994 |
| Opening Date |
20 December 1994 |
| Last Date |
1995 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
This production is fast-moving, invigorating Shakespeare, performed with great panache on the old Observatory site of the Botanic Gardens. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Outdoor Entertainment
Tragedy
|
| Subjects |
Family
Love
|
| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review:  Brian Patterson, The Sunday Herald Sun, 25 December 1994
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Review:  Fiona Scott-Norman, The Bulletin with Newsweek, 24 January 1995
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Australian, 22 December 1994
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Review:  Jason Romney, The Herald Sun, 23 December 1994
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 23 December 1994
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Review:  Steven Carroll, The Sunday Age, 25 December 1994
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
Closing date unknown: these productions usually ran until it got too cold and/or wet (sometimes even into March) or until attendances declined to the point of unviable returns.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
December 1994 |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
January 1995 |
| Programme |
Botanic Gardens season |
|
| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 5 March 2012 |
| Event Identifier |
26601 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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