Down Under the Thumb

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Event Down Under the Thumb
Venue Metro TV Studios, Paddington, NSW
First Date June 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "There is no chronological sequence to Down Under The Thumb. Each scene is a glimpse into a usually domestic scene through which relationships and attitudes are revealed. Down Under The Thumb is about an Australian migrant family from a fictitious country somewhere between Southern Europe and the Middle
East. It is about the cross-cultural conflicts between the three institutions of home, workplace and school. The parents are in their late thirties, early forties and are factory workers. The work which the parents do is physically draining and psychologically alienating."
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Family
Migrants
Youth Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tony Helou Actor
Christian Manon Actor
Michelle Milner Actor
Nicola Scott Actor
Adrian Morgan Composer
Don Mamouney Director
P P Cranney Lyricist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This work was devised by the director and cast of Sidetrack Theatre Company. This particular event is a television adaptation recorded at Metro television studios and subsequently broadcast on Channel 0/28 (now known as SBS TV).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Poster Held in Sidetrack Performance Group Archive
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 73842