Event |
The Promised Woman
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Venue |
Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville, NSW |
First Date |
21 March 2000 |
Opening Date |
21 March 2000 |
Last Date |
22 April 2000 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
"Nick' s boarding house, Newtown 1963, is the setting for The Promised Woman. It's the year of the Beatles, Dean Martin, the assassination of JFK, the beehive hairstyle and when thousands of new immigrants foremost of whom were the Greeks began to call Australia home. The play opens and Nick's place is soon thrown into confusion with the arrival of new boarder, Tellis, who becomes the envy of the other boarders when he flashes a photo of Antigone, his 'promised woman'. It is on the basis of this photograph which shows Antigone to be both young and beautiful that Tellis has fallen in love with with her and is bringing her to Australia. When Antigone arrives she is neither young nor particularly beautiful. Tellis is devastated. he rejects her and attempts to have her returned to Greece. For her part she obstinately refuses and then when Manolis, one of the other boarders falls in love with her Tellis has a change of heart and attempts to reclaim her as his bride. Antigone rejects them both." |
Description Source |
Production Company |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
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Subjects |
Greeks
Migrants
Multicultural
Women's Issues
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Book:  Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo1, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo10, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo11, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo12, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo13, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo14, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo15, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo7, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo8, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Effy Alexakis, Woman_Photo9, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo23, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo24, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo26, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo4, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo5, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo6, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo16, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo17, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo18, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo19, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo2, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo20, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo21, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo22, Macquarie University, Library
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Photograph:  Woman_Photo3, Macquarie University, Library
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Review:  Michael Bodey, Woman_Review3, The Daily Telegraph, Macquarie University, Library, 17 March 2000
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Review:  Stephen Dunne, Male boarder's bride still translates, Sydney Morning Herald, Macquarie University, Library, 31 March 2000, 12
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Review:  The promised woman, Sun Herald, 26 March 2000, 11
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Review:  Woman_Review6, Macquarie University, Library, 31 March 2000
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Review:  Woman_Review7, Macquarie University, Library, 15 April 2000
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Review:  Woman_Review8, Macquarie University, Library, 24 March 2000
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Screenshot:  Emmanuel Angelicas, Woman_Photo25, Macquarie University, Library
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Script:  Theo Patrikareas, Woman_Script, Macquarie University, Library
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
This was the world premier of the English language version. It was first produced in Greek in 1962 under the title Throw Away Your Harmonica Pepino.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Sidetrack Archive |
Box 20 |
Newspaper |
SMH 31st March, 2000 |
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Event Identifier
| 79179 |
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