 Event |
The Great
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| Venue |
Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Theatre Company Season 2008 |
| First Date |
31 May 2008 |
| Opening Date |
6 June 2008 |
| Last Date |
13 July 2008 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
"The Great" is Tony McNamara's distinctive comic take on the rise and reign of Catherine the Great of Russia. Notoriously fond of horses, Tony reveals that she also had a soft spot for bears. In the play he mines the comedy and sadness of her passage from sweet innocent abroad, through a disastrous arranged marriage, to the very apogee of Russian demagoguery. |
| Description Source |
Brochure |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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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 |
| Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
74679 |
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