Event | 
					 The Republic of Myopia 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Sydney Theatre, Millers Point, Sydney, NSW | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					Sydney Festival 2004 | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					10 January 2004 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					10 January 2004 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					15 February 2004 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					"The Myopians are an old-fashioned, peaceful, happy people who want for nothing and are ruled by a happy, benevolent President. Then the United States Envoy visits to make things better."
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					| Description Source | 
					
					Other | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Music Theatre
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Musical
						
							
						 
						
						
						
							Farce
						
							
						 
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Article:  Lenny Ann Low, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 2004, 22
 
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				       Article:  Peter Pinne, Safety in Numbers, On Stage, 13, 4, December 2012, 16-22
 
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				       Book:  Sydney Theatre Company 2004 Subscription Booklet, Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection, 2003
 
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				       Programme:  The Republic Of Myopia, Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection, December 2003
 
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				       Review:  Jeremy Eccles, The Canberra Times, 13 January 2004, 9
 
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				       Review:  John McCallum, The Australian, 12 January 2004, 16
 
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				       Review:  John Shand, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 January 2004, 12
 
				             
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					Performed in repertory with Harbour. These two productions opened the Sydney Theatre.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Brochure | 
									
									Sydney Festival 2004 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Newspaper | 
									
									SMH Metro Jan 2 - 8, 2004 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Programme | 
									
									PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection | 
									
									STC Programmes | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					32248 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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