 Event |
The Ishmael Club
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| Venue |
Trades Hall, Carlton South, VIC |
| First Date |
25 August 2003 |
| Opening Date |
26 August 2003 |
| Last Date |
13 September 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Set in the early 20th century, The Ishmael Club - a club of "outsider" writers and artists - tells of the life and death of the friendship between artist Norman Lindsay and political cartoonist and war artist Will Dyson, who married Lindsay's sister Ruby Lind. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Song
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| Subjects |
Artists
Social Issues
War
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Bill Perrett, Agenda, 31 August 2003, 9
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Review: Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 31 August 2003, 110
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Review: Helen Thomson, A3, 1 September 2003, 13
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Review: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 29 August 2003, 94
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Review: Thuy On, The Australian, 11 September 2003
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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 |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
30028 |
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