The Floating World

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Event The Floating World
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 21 April 1982
Last Date 19 June 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Investigating the ambivalent feelings behind the camaraderie of international trade relations, this is a rich ironic study of Australian xenophobia. A wildly inventive and comic study of the disintegration of an Australian ex-POW during a pleasure cruise to Japan.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Japan
Prisoners
Race relations
Racial discrimination
Racism
Ships
Trade
War
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sydney Conabere Actor
Marion Edward Actor
Brian James Actor
Evelyn Krape Actor
Frederick Parslow Actor
Red Symons Actor
Doug Tremlett Actor
Chris Lee Assistant Stage Manager
Pam Nilan Assistant Stage Manager
Red Symons Composer
Peter Corrigan Designer
Graeme Blundell Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Andrew Moon Lighting Operator/Technician
William Zappa Movement Director
Red Symons Musical Director
John Romeril Playwright
Garry Snowdon Production Manager
Peter Morrell Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Australian Drama Project (UQ) FLOATINJR
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 29935