One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

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Event One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Venue Cremorne Theatre (1985- ), South Brisbane, QLD
First Date 12 January 2008
Opening Date 12 January 2008
Last Date 12 January 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description In this classic story of the 1960's, Randle Patrick McMurphy is a boisterous, brawling, fun loving rebel who swaggers into the world of a mental hospital and takes over. A lusty, life-affirming fighter, McMurphy rallies the other patients around him by challenging the dictatorship of Nurse Ratched. He promotes gambling in the ward, smuggles in wine and women, and openly defies the rules at every turn. But this defiance, which started as a sport, soon develops into a grim struggle and all out war between two relentless opponents: Nurse Ratched, backed by the full power of authority and McMurph
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Knijnenburg Actor
Robert Taylor Actor
Tony Bonner Director
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme QPAC Museum
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 73749