Optimism

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Event Optimism
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Festival 2010
First Date 9 January 2010
Opening Date 12 January 2010
Last Date 20 February 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Turning a quizzical eye to the woes of the heart, and reeking with scandal and scurrilous vice, this production transforms Voltaire's classic satire of enlightened insanity, Candide, into a cutting commentary on the "no-worries" bravura of the Australian swagger.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Amanda Bishop Actor
Caroline Craig Actor
Francis Greenslade Actor
Alan John Actor
Hamish Michael Actor
Barry Otto Actor
Alison Whyte Actor
Frank Wood Actor
Frank Woodley Actor
David Woods Actor
Sarah Giles Assistant Director
Sarah Giles Assistant Director
Victoria Marques Assistant Stage Manager
Melanie Stanton Assistant Stage Manager
Francois Voltaire Author
Luke George Choreographer
Iain Grandage Composer
Anna Tregloan Costume Designer
Michael Kantor Director
Stephen Armstrong Executive Producer
Stewart Birkinshaw Campbell Head Electrician
Graham Henstock Head Electrician
Steve Crossley Head Mechanist
Ryan Paine Head Mechanist
Paul Jackson Lighting Designer
Iain Grandage Musician
Jeff Busby Photographer
Tom Wright Playwright
Janet Eades Production Manager
David Miller Production Manager
John Reid Production Manager
David Craig Set and/or Property Maker
Anna Tregloan Set Designer
Russell Goldsmith Sound Designer
Claire Bourke Stage Manager
Darren Kowacki Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
France
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Programme
Brochure Sydney Opera House What's On Brochure, Dec 2009/Jan 2010
Programme Sydney Festival
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 83522