Doctor Floyd Fly By Night Medicine Show

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Event Doctor Floyd Fly By Night Medicine Show
Venue Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival
First Date March 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description For ?Dr Floyd?, the topic was the health care system and in particular the problems of over-servicing by doctors and the lack of recognition for the nursing profession. We toured Adelaide for the 1982 festival, played Sydney's Easter Show, toured to Brisbane for its festival, and made the show fit a vast range
of other venues. 'Dr Floyd' was flexible, with a Vaudevillian repertoire of sketches, juggling acts, dance, song, magic tricks and improvised bull shit. Every piece of paraphernalia we needed traveled in a collapsable wooden cart.
The form of 'Dr Floyd' was driven by the need to be bold and bright on the streets. An eight person busking troupe was almost unheard of in Australia, but that size cast, the costumi
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Vaudeville
Street Theatre
Subjects Health Services
Organisations
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) DOCTORFDT
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 91231