Event |
Live Acts on Stage
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| Venue |
Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival 1996 |
| First Date |
5 January 1996 |
| Opening Date |
5 January 1996 |
| Last Date |
11 February 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
An anarchic romp through Greek mythology based on a feud between Zeus and Hera, the king and queen of gods...Gow's script is witty and intelligent and his direction is sparse and pacy. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Subjects |
Myth
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book:  Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Programme:  Live Acts on Stage, Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Foundation, 10 January 1996
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Review:  Brian Hoad, [Live acts on stage], The Bulletin, 23 January 1996, 152
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Review:  David Allen, The Australian, 12 January 1996
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Age, 16 January 1996
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Review:  James Waites, Fables turned on Greeks who bear grudges, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 1996
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Review:  Joseph Ocean, Penchant for metamorphosis, The Sydney Review, February 1996, 15
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Review:  Pamela Payne, [Live acts on stage], Sun Herald, 14 January 1996, 105
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Review:  Ron Banks, The West Australian, 22 January 1996
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Review:  Steve McLeod, Sydney Star Observer, 18 January 1996
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Review:  Stewart Hawkins, The Daily Telegraph, 12 January 1996
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Review:  Suzanne Kiernan, The Sydney Review, 1 February 1996
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
January 1996 |
| Programme |
Sydney Festival |
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| Event Identifier |
26777 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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