Event | 
					 King Lear 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					National tour | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					5 December 1951 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					5 December 1951 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					10 December 1951 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
			
				| Part of a Tour | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Opened in Melbourne | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Organisations | 
					
					
						
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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 | 
					
					
					Stage Manager/ASM  was a common position where technical staff also understudied or played small roles
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Book | 
									
									Mr Malco by Malcolm Robertson | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					70193 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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