Tailing Out

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Event Tailing Out
Venue Port Kembla Leagues Club, Port Kembla, NSW
First Date 5 March 2000
Opening Date 5 March 2000
Last Date 7 March 2000
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The story of life at the Steelworks, adapted from the book by Pat Cranney "Tailing Out: BHP Workers talk about Life, Steelmaking and the Newcastle Closure"
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Visual Theatre
Physical Theatre
Verbatim Theatre
Subjects Working Life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
P P Cranney Devisor Devised with the Co. Theatre Physical
Beth Kayes Director
Craig Foot Lighting Designer
Blair Greenberg Musician
Ed Boyle Performer
David McEvoy Performer On-stage welder
Conrad Page Performer
Michael Van Balkom Performer On-stage welder
Kym Vercoe Performer
Blair Greenberg Sound Designer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Uses the words and images drawn from the interviews conducted by Pat Cranney with Steelworks employees and photography workshops conducted by Jim Campbell. The production was originally developed as an event of the Ribbons of Steel Festival which was a celebration of the closure of the BHP Steelworks in Newcastle in 1999.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Records held by the Workers Cultural Action Committee
Book
Flyer
Newspaper
Event Identifier 61079
Dataset AusStage