 Event |
King of Country
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| Venue |
The Wharf Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Festival of Sydney 1987 |
| First Date |
3 December 1986 |
| Opening Date |
3 December 1986 |
| Last Date |
31 January 1987 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A family of country and western performers return from the city to the country capital Tamworth. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Musical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Bronwyn Watson, Copuntry music unmasked, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1986, 2
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Article: Kate McClymont, Turning work into play, The National Times, 14 December 1986
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Article: Walter Sullivan, Lovesick blues for the cultural cringe, The Daily Telegraph, 29 November 1986, 37
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Book: Sydney Theatre Company Subscription Series May 1986 - May 1987 [brochure], Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection, February 1986
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Review: Andrew Urban, They might love it in Tamworth, The Australian, 5 December 1986, 12
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Review: Barry Oakley, Wit as dry as the land, The National Times, 14 December 1986, 29
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Review: Bob Evans, Catastrophe in the country, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 December 1986
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Review: Brian Hoad, Country truths for you all hillbilly souls, The Bulletin, 23 December 1986, 94
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Review: Carol Payne, Country music saga makes a hootin' hoedown, North Shore Times, 17 December 1986, 36
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Review: David Colville, And the king lived unhappily ever after, The Daily Telegraph, The Magazine, 6 December 1986, 31
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Review: Frank Crook, Packing 'em in, Sun Herald, 24 December 1986, 4
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Review: Mick Barnes, Stories we've heard before, Sun Herald, 7 December 1986, 128
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Review: Paul LePetit, Good ol' show leaves us wanting less, Sunday Telegraph, 14 December 1986, 23
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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 |
| Book |
Jonathan Bollen, Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008 |
| Marking Masculinity Project |
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| Programme |
Sydney Festival |
| Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection |
STC programmes |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
90375 |
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