 Event |
Crossing Niagara
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| Venue |
Victorian College of Arts, Grant Street Theatre, Southbank, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Melbourne Theatre Company Alternative Season |
| First Date |
15 June 1976 |
| Opening Date |
June 1976 |
| Last Date |
17 July 1976 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The saga of Blondin, a legendary French wire-walker who crossed Niagara Falls scores of times in the mid-19th century. An examination of daredevilry. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Physical fitness
Risk
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Garrie Hutchinson, Elephant Stamps - Melbourne, Theatrescope, The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Number Three, December 1976, 12
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Review: Ian Marshall, [Crossing Niagara], Sunday Press, 20 June 1976, 32
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Review: Sally White, [Crossing Niagara], The Age, 10 June 1976, 2
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Peru
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
30123 |
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