 Event |
The Chapel Perilous
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| Venue |
New Fortune Theatre, Crawley, WA |
| First Date |
21 January 1971 |
| Last Date |
6 February 1971 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Dorothy Hewett's epic play has grown into a classic of the new Australian Theatre and Sally Banner into a national heroine. A major statement of the woman artist's quest for freedom and self realisation in a community uncertain of its standards, the play is full of lyricism, music, satire and self parody. It traces Sally's life from school days, through lovers, attempted suicide, marriage and politics to disillusion and, at the end of her life, the artist's ever-present sense of failure, ironically coupled with worldly success. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Women's Issues
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| Organisations |
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GRADS, Production Company
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Caroline Pummer, No wish to steal Sally's thunder, The West Australian, 13 January 1971, 8
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Article: The West Australian, A Three Act Play, National Library of Australia, 15 January 1971
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Poster: "The Chapel Perilous" The Perilous Adventures of Sally Thunder, National Library of Australia
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Review: Donna Sadka, Sally comes through with banner flying, The West Australian, 22 January 1971, 14
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Review: Dorothy Hewett's new look at politics, National Library of Australia
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Review: Katharine Brisbane, Playwright's perilous journey, The Australian, 27 January 1971, 10
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Flyer |
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| UWATCH |
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| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
72855 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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