 Event |
Hancock's Last Half Hour
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| Venue |
Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
3 November 1977 |
| Last Date |
26 November 1977 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Heathcote Williams' play imagines the last moments in the life of British comedian Tony Hancock before he took his own life in a Sydney hotel room in June 1968. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Leonard Radic, Eerie fade-out for failed funnyman, The Age, 14 November 1977, 2
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Article: Margaret Geddes, Hancock dies again, The Age, 8 November 1977, 2
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Review: John Larkin, [Hancock's Last Half Hour], Sunday Press, 27 November 1977, 20
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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 |
| Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| AusStage Submit Form |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
30145 |
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