 Event |
Chalk Hill
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| Venue |
Playhouse, Newcastle, NSW |
| First Date |
4 March 1992 |
| Opening Date |
4 March 1992 |
| Last Date |
28 March 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Set in the future, in a fictional Australian high school called Chalk Hill. The school is seriously under-resourced, although it is funded by multi-national companies like Pizza Hut, which disturbingly have the last say on key internal decisions. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Satire
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Ken Longworth, Chalk Hill revisited goes for all-out farce, Newcastle Herald, 27 February 1992
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Article: Ken Longworth, Garfield still seen as a man with many faces, Newcastle Herald, 20 February 1992
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Review: Bob Evans, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 April 1991
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Review: John Swords, Sunday Telegraph, 7 April 1991
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Review: Ken Longworth, Reality or educational satire?, Newcastle Herald, 6 March 1992, 6
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Review: Rosemary Neill, The Australian, 8 April 1991
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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 |
| Flyer |
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| Correspondence |
Rescued Hunter Valley Theatre Company records, Letter from Allan McFadden to then Artistic Director Brent McGregor |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
83794 |
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