Event | 
					 King Lear 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					12 July 1988 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					6 August 1988 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					King Lear is one of Shakespeare's most intense tragedies, a moving exploration of the theme of filial loyalty and love, and a powerful portrayal of the devastation of the human spirit which can occur when ambition and greed step in. | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Reviewer's Opinion | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					        | Resources | 
					        
					        	
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				       Article:  Christabel Hirst, Sunday Mail, 17 July 1988
 
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				       Article:  Graham Lugsden, On Dit, 1 August 1988
 
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				       Article:  Jenni Carbins, The News, 13 July 1988
 
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				       Article:  Michael Morley, Financial Review, 22 July 1988
 
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				       Article:  Murray Bramwell, Australian Listener, 30 July 1988
 
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				       Article:  Peter Ward, The Australian, 11 July 1988
 
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				       Article:  Tim Lloyd, The Advertiser, 11 July 1988
 
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				       Review:  Leigh Sutton, King Lear, New Theatre Australia, 7, September 1988, 35
 
				             
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						| Works | 
						
						
							
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						England
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Magazine | 
									
									New Theatre: Australia No. 7 September - October 1988 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record | 
									
									July 1988 | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					663 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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