 Event |
Who's Afraid of the Working Class?
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| Venue |
Trades Hall, Carlton South, VIC |
| First Date |
1 May 1998 |
| Opening Date |
1 May 1998 |
| Last Date |
23 May 1998 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
A confronting and riveting sleight of hand, cutting and splicing together four writers' scripts loaded with facts and metaphors of social disintegration. Six actors play 19 characters. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Class Issues
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Barbara Biggs, The Sunday Herald Sun, 17 May 1998
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Article: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 5 May 1998
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Article: Lee Christofis, The Australian, 6 May 1998
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Article: Steven Carroll, The Sunday Age, 10 May 1998
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Article: Thuy On, Inpress, 5 June 1998
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Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Book: Glenn D'Cruz, Class Act: Melbourne Worker's Theatre, 1987-2007, Vulgar Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2007
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Performance Recording: Chris Harris, Paul Hosking, Melbourne Workers Theatre - Promotional Videos, Deakin University, Library
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Performance Recording: Paul Hosking, Who's Afraid of the Working Class? - trailer and archival recording, Deakin University, Library, 1998
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Review: Helen Thomson, Working Class confrontation, The Age, 4 May 1998, 18
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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 |
Each of the 4 plays appear in segments.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009 |
| Newspaper |
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| Programme |
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| Data Reviewed By
| RobertTaylor on 2 October 2023 |
| Event Identifier |
33092 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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