 Event |
And the Big Men Fly
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| Venue |
Arts Theatre, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
12 June 1980 |
| Last Date |
26 July 1980 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Achilles Jones is discovered on his lonely farm near Manangatang kicking wheatbags around, as it saves him dragging them. The talent scout of the Galahs, a struggling AFL football team, plucks him from obscurity and soon he is kicking footballs and rocketing the team to victory in the Grand Final. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
Football
Sport
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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 |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Sourced from programmes for Richard III and Travelling North, Queensland Theatre Company, 1980.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
ANDTHEBAH |
| Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Correspondence |
from Toby Simkin |
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| Event Identifier |
29519 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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