Tiptoe

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Event Tiptoe
Venue JUTE Theatre, Cairns, QLD
First Date 2 July 2008
Opening Date 4 July 2008
Last Date 19 July 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description When Brisbane visual artist Emma Lee is commissioned to construct a public art piece in Charters Towers for the Centenary celebrations, she is inspired by notorious vagrants Annie Bags and Tiptoe Jen, from the town's gold mining past. Legend has it that Annie Bags, once a Prussian Princess who could play the piano beautifully, continually walked back and forth from Towers to Townsville, sleeping rough, and sometimes accompanied by Tiptoe Jen and a trail of dogs, cats and goats. .
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Queensland
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Carol Burns Actor
Suellen Maunder Actor
Susan Prince Actor
Dominie Hooper Designer
Amelia Davies Peereboom Lighting Designer
Kain Shepherd Visual Director
Michael Beresford-Plummer Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web JUTE website
Contact / Friend JUTE admin
Event Identifier 78442
Dataset AusStage