 Event |
A Star is Torn
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| Venue |
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
12 August 1980 |
| Last Date |
30 August 1980 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
By Robyn Archer and Rodney Fisher. A musical theatre performance celebrating the lives of 11 of the world's most famous female singers and actors. Robyn Archer appears as Marie Lloyd, Helen Morgan, Bessie Smith, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday, Marilyn Monroe, Edith Piaf, Patsy Cline, Jane Froman, Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Song
One Person Show
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| Subjects |
Entertainers
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Artwork: Portrait of Robyn Archer in A Star is Torn, National Library of Australia, 1979
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Artwork: Portrait of Robyn Archer in A Star is Torn, National Library of Australia, 1980
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Photograph: Collection of Postcards of Robyn Archer in A Star is Torn, Photographica, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, National Library of Australia, 1980
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Photograph: Robyn Archer as Billie Holiday from A Star is Torn, National Library of Australia, 1980
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Photograph: Robyn Archer as Patsy Cline from A Star is Torn, National Library of Australia, 1980
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Photograph: Robyn Archer as the Young Judy Garland from A Star is Torn, National Library of Australia, 1980
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Programme: A Star is Torn, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 12 August 1980
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Programme: A Star is Torn, Flinders University, Library Special Collections
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Review: Neil Jillett, A torch that flickers, The Age, 15 August 1980, 10
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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 |
This version of the show was a remount of the Melbourne premiere season in 1979 for a substantial national tour in 1980, beginning at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre (Sydney) from 26 April; then at the Hobart Theatre Royal, from 23 June; then Her Majesty's Theatre (Brisbane) from 1 July; then the Adelaide Festival Theatre from 11 July and then the Octagon Theatre (Perth) from 13 August.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
National tour programme published in special issue of Theatre Australia, August 1980 |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
STARISTRA |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
60036 |
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