Event |
Verona
|
| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
1996 Melbourne International Comedy Festival |
| First Date |
17 April 1996 |
| Opening Date |
17 April 1996 |
| Last Date |
27 April 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"This production is an absolute hoot! It is wordless Shakespeare staged as a Buster Keaton-style silent movie and played mainly for belly laughs." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Mime
|
| Subjects |
Love
|
| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Performance Recording:  University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 21 April 1996
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Review:  Dina Ross, The Herald Sun, 19 April 1996
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Review:  Elisabeth Lopez, The Age, 19 April 1996
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Review:  Kate Herbert, Melbourne Times, 1 May 1996
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Review:  Veronica Matheson, The Sunday Herald Sun, 21 April 1996
|
| Text Nationality |
Australia
England
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
This production also toured to the Ibero-Americano Festival, Bogota, Colombia in 1996.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
|
| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
April 1996 |
| Programme |
Vic Arts Centre season |
|
| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 28 September 2012 |
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
27520 |
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