Dumb Show

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Event Dumb Show
Venue Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Theatre Company Season 2006
First Date 28 December 2005
Opening Date 2 January 2006
Last Date 18 February 2006
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A brand new comedy about a TV comic who is vain, greedy - and endearing. Poor Barry's show is on the skids and his personal life is no picnic either until he meets Liz and Greg, private bankers in pinstripes who woo him with the promise of a fat fee on the banquet circuit. Barry turns on the old charm even telling jokes. But maybe Barry should stop and think before he sidles up to the mini bar (or to Liz).
A comedy-thriller that manages to expose not merely the moral vacuum in which some media thrive, but also the culpability of the publicity-hungry celebrity.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Thriller
Subjects Mass Media
Morality
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Aaron Blabey Actor
Anita Hegh Actor
Richard Piper Actor
Peter Sutherland Assistant Stage Manager
Darrin Verhagen Composer
Christina Smith Designer
Anna McCrossin-Owen Dialect Coach
Peter Evans Director
Matt Scott Lighting Designer
Joe Penhall Playwright
Millie Mullinar Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Australian premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Cast List MTC Records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 67962