Coal Town

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Event Coal Town
Venue Civic Park, Newcastle, NSW
Umbrella Event Mattara Festival 1985
First Date 31 August 1985
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "A mining town show where the story is woven together through a combination of dance, music, songs, mime, comedy, acrobatics, colourful costumes and larger than life characters."
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Comedy
Community
Mime
Music
Juggling
Acrobatics
Subjects Social Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sarah de Jong Composer Music composed from a poem by Sid Wright which was written to commemorate the Appin Mining Disaster
David Alrich Performer
Michael Andrews Performer
Anni Davey Performer
Amanda Davies Performer
Guy Hooper Performer
Penny McDonald Performer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Part of a tour through mining communities in New South Wales and Queensland, 1985.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer Mattara Festival 1985 flier, held by Workers Cultural Action Committee
Newspaper Records held by Workers Cultural Action Committee
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 60853