Event |
Dutchman
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Venue |
Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
6 October 1977 |
Opening Date |
6 October 1977 |
Last Date |
29 October 1977 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
A white woman picks up a middle class black man on the New York subway. Her initial flirtation changes to taunts and abruptly to mind and body violence. Written in 1964, this heavily symbolic one-act play by LeRoi Jones (the writer changed his name to Amiri Baraka in 1967) explores the depth of race hatred and racial oppression in the American psyche. |
Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Subjects |
Race relations
Violence
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Sally White, Hoopla now in late night shows, The Age, 8 October 1977, 2
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Review:  Bob Crimeen, Strong stuff to lure the lazy, The Sun News-Pictorial, 8 October 1977
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Review:  Christine Morris, [Dutchman], Weekender, 7 October 1977, 7
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Review:  Geoffrey Hutton, Bitter nightcap as Black's a white, The Australian, 10 October 1977, 0
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Review:  John Larkin, Carriage to hell without an exit doorway, Sunday Press, 30 October 1977, 23
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Review:  Neil Jillett, Bitter nightcap, The Herald, 7 October 1977, 0
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
United States of America
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Late show. William Zappa performed the African American role in blackface.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
Review |
Performing Arts Museum Playbox archive |
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Event Identifier
| 77580 |
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