 Event |
King Lear
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| Venue |
Wharf 2 Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
10 May 1995 |
| Opening Date |
10 May 1995 |
| Last Date |
10 June 1995 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Actor Paul Caesar begins this production by summarizing the plot. He reels off the list of those who will die by the end of the play and tells us this is the story of a King who becomes a man. This takes the emphasis off what will happen and places it firmly on how and why. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Elizabethan
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Correspondence |
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| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May 1995 |
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| Event Identifier
| 29422 |
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