 Event |
Family Stories
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| Venue |
New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
New Directions 2006 |
| First Date |
31 August 2006 |
| Opening Date |
31 August 2006 |
| Last Date |
16 September 2006 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Pro-Am |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A war is over. Or maybe not? There are demonstrations on the streets, politicians are publishing self-help books, and children are left unsupervised in concrete playgrounds. From this chaos, parroting the ways of adults as observed by the uncritical and receptive hearts of children, springs a game called "Family Stories"
Four adult actors play children who in turn play mums, dads, sons and daughters in a cyclical family saga spanning a decade of civil war. Every scene is a metaphor for the fear that results from living in a society without free media or civil liberties under a government at |
| Description Source |
Press Release |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
War
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Serbia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
SMH Metro 25 - 31 August 2006 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
69487 |
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