Event |
Songs from Sideshow Alley
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Venue |
Union Hall, Adelaide, SA |
Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 1980 |
First Date |
8 March 1980 |
Opening Date |
8 March 1980 |
Last Date |
22 March 1980 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
Words and music by Robyn Archer, commissioned by the Adelaide Festival of Arts Inc. with the assistance of the Literature Board of the Australia Council. Set in the present time against a backdrop of a seedy sideshow alley, the show includes musical accompaniment of fiddle, accordion, guitar, mandolin and bass. |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Circus
Historical
Musical
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Related Events |
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Songs from Sideshow Alley, Theatre Australia, March 1980, 10-11, 62
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Performance Recording:  University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 23 March 1980
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The past imperfect, The Age, 25 March 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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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Brochure |
Performing Arts Collection of South Australia |
Programme Advertisement |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
Programme |
Performing Arts Collection of South Australia |
Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
SONGSFRRA |
Programme |
University of Adelaide Library Special Collections |
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Event Identifier
| 60592 |
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