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Venue Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Theatre Company 2007
First Date 29 January 2007
Opening Date 3 February 2007
Last Date 11 March 2007
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description It's 1919 and Isaac and Elsie make people laugh. They've teamed up - unlikely as it is, an old East End Jew and a cheeky young Aussie - to make a quid, but their act is tired. Do people really want to sing and clap and giggle in the aftermath of The Great War?
Isaac has a flash of inspiration: Aussies want to mourn, not have jokes cracked at them; families want to hear from the sons they lost at Gallipoli or the Somme. Spiritualism is big business and even better showbiz. When they enlist a young blackhousemaid, Theresa, as a seer, they reckon her looks are guaranteed to sell tickets.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Blazey Best Actor
Barry Otto Actor
Josh Quong Tart Actor
Christina Smith Designer
Jean-Pierre Mignon Director
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer
Michael Cove Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 70514
Dataset AusStage