 Event |
Humble Boy
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
30 August 2003 |
| Opening Date |
3 September 2003 |
| Last Date |
4 October 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Cambridge astrophysicist Felix Humble returns home upon his father's death to his difficult and demanding mother Flora. For the emotionally immature Felix, the grief is worsened by Flora's announcement that she is planning to remarry." |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Subjects |
Astronomy
Family
Physics
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Bill Perrett, Agenda, 7 September 2003, 9
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Review: Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 7 September 2003, 99
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Review: Helen Thomson, A3, 5 September 2003, 12
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Review: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 5 September 2003, 90
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Review: Thuy On, The Australian, 8 September 2003, 9
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
This was the final production designed by Tony Tripp, who died in March leaving just the preliminary sketches and ideas. Richard Roberts and director Kate Cherry realised the production from these.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
31415 |
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