The Diary of a Madman

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Event The Diary of a Madman
Venue Victorian College of Arts, Grant Street Theatre, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Theatre Company Alternative Season
First Date 31 August 1976
Opening Date August 1976
Last Date 2 October 1976
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A man slowly slides downward from a clerical position in an indifferent government bureaucracy, downward to increasing delusions, for example, that he is the King of Spain and a victim of the Inquisition (among other fantasies) His final frantic hours are as an inmate in an insane asylum.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Person Show
Subjects Mental Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jonathan Hardy Actor
Jonathan Hardy Adaptor
John Kim Adaptor
Steve Nolan Costume Designer
Andrew Ross Costume Designer
Andrew Ross Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Nikolai Gogol Playwright
Steve Nolan Set Designer
Andrew Ross Set Designer
George Tsousis Stage Director
Resources
Text Nationality Russia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC Records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 30133