Event |
Rising Fish Prayer
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Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
First Date |
11 September 1998 |
Opening Date |
16 September 1998 |
Last Date |
3 October 1998 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
"Set in a fictitious Papua New Guinea gold mine. A play about love, patriotism, cruelty and sacrifice, a fast moving, semi-absurdist exploration of cultural contrasts and compassion." |
Description Source |
Press Release |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Subjects |
Papua New Guinea
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Review:  Dina Ross, Corruption, comedy and consequences, The Age, 18 September 1998, 20
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Review:  John Preston, Revelling in parts of darkness, Australian Financial Review, Weekend, 26 September 1998, 4
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Review:  Kate Herbert, Rising Fish wriggles from the hook, The Herald Sun, 18 September 1998, 37
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Review:  Lee Christofis, Laughs and tears from the ordinary, The Australian, 18 September 1998, 16
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Review:  Steven Carroll, Rising Fish Prayer, The Sunday Age, 27 September 1998, 13
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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 |
A Playbox commission and winner of the 1997 Playbox-Asialink Playwriting Competition.
Touring to Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton 6-10 October and Glen Street Theatre, Sydney 22-31 October.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Report |
Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1998 |
Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
Press Release |
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Newspaper |
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Event Identifier
| 60975 |
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