Event |
No Trouble
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Venue |
Universal Theatre, North Fitzroy, VIC |
First Date |
August 1987 |
Last Date |
August 1987 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
Rather long and grim piece about an Aboriginal family's 'troubles' with unemployment, the law etc. But, in a fairytale ending, their seemingly intractable troubles are all solved by the good people down at the Commonwealth Employment Service. |
Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
Subjects |
Indigenous Australia
|
Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
|
Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
The play was evidently sponsored by, and used as promotional material for, The Commonwealth Employment Service and the Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (programme note).
|
Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
Universal Theatre season |
Book |
Casey, Maryrose. Creating Frames: Contemporary Indigenous Theatre 1967-1997. St Lucia: UQP. 2004 |
Magazine |
CentreStage Australia Aug 1987 |
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Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 9 September 2011 |
Event Identifier
| 73849 |
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