Event | 
					 Bitter Rice 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Studio Theatre, Melbourne, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					Spoleto Melbourne Festival 1987 | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					12 September 1987 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					19 September 1987 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
			
				| Part of a Tour | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Based on the Giuseppe de Santis 1949 neo-realist film Riso Amaro.  "It is a modern play about relationships, the evolution of the modern culture, ecology, and the dignity of labor". | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Reviewer's Opinion | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
						 
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Article:  Clark Forbes, [Bitter Rice], The Sun News-Pictorial, 18 September 1987
 
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				       Article:  Dennis Davison, The Australian, 14 September 1987
 
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				       Article:  John Hindle, The Herald, 15 September 1987
 
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				       Article:  Sallie Muirden, Melbourne Times, 23 September 1987
 
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				       Review:  Leonard Radic, Piece offers few grains of understanding, The Age, 15 September 1987, 16
 
				             
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Italy
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Italy
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					The company Teatro Settimo was formed in 1974 and has toured several European cities and major festivals.  It devises its own work.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Australian Theatre Record | 
									
									September 1987 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Magazine | 
									
									CentreStage Australia Sept 1987 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Programme | 
									
									Melbourne Spoleto season | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Reviewed By
					
					
						 | RobertTaylor on 27 February 2025 | 
						
				
				
			
			
				
					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					302 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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