Event |
Journal of the Plague Year
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Venue |
CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
First Date |
11 April 2005 |
Opening Date |
11 April 2005 |
Last Date |
8 May 2005 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
A great city, struck down by the plague. Men, women and children drop like flies while the King and Queen flee and hide in the countryside. Is this just a passing horror? Or has history come to an end?
Based on the work of Daniel Defoe. |
Description Source |
Other |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Contemporary
Performance
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Subjects |
Historical
Illness
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Review:  John Bailey, Malthouse: vision and delirium, RealTime Arts, 67, June 2005, 29
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Review:  Robin Usher, Metro, 15 April 2005, 3
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Review:  Thuy On, The Australian, 19 April 2005, 14
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Performed in repertory with The Ham Funeral as the launch season for the new Malthouse Theatre (formerly Playbox), with the same ensemble of seven actors and most of the same creative personnel and elements of the same set.
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
Malthouse Autumn season 2005 |
Web |
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Event Identifier
| 66606 |