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Venue	The Flying Trapeze Cafe
Address	201 Brunswick Street Fitzroy VIC Australia
First Date	1973
Notes	This tiny venue with legal seating capacity for only twenty-four people gained a cult status. It was opened by John Pinder in 1973.
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Latitude \| Longitude	-37.801222 \| 144.977743
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	Tango Confuco, July 1981 Con and Vince Return, May 1981 Con and Vince Expo '81, March 1981 Borderline Cases?, 1981 Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Two's a Crowd, 10 January 1980 The Xmas Show, November 1979 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Brandy, Mime and Soda, 20 June 1979 Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 The Milky Way Rock Cabaret, July 1977 Toolouse, Tootight and Toonice to be True, 1976
	Flying Trapeze Cafe Tango Confuco, July 1981 Con and Vince Return, May 1981 Con and Vince Expo '81, March 1981 Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Two's a Crowd, 10 January 1980 The Xmas Show, November 1979 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Brandy, Mime and Soda, 20 June 1979 Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 The Milky Way Rock Cabaret, July 1977 Toolouse, Tootight and Toonice to be True, 1976 Cabaret Conspiracy Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Los Trios Ringbarkus Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Missing Persons The Xmas Show, November 1979 The Swallows Toolouse, Tootight and Toonice to be True, 1976
	Trevor Cummings - Lighting Operator/Technician, Sound Operator/Engineer, Stage Manager, Technical Director Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Two's a Crowd, 10 January 1980 Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Ralph Kerle - Director, Producer The Xmas Show, November 1979 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Toni Edwards - Actor, Performer Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 The Xmas Show, November 1979 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Julie Godfrey - Actor, Performer Borderline Cases?, 1981 Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Deborah Halpern - Actor, Performer The Xmas Show, November 1979 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Simon Hill - Actor, Performer, Writer Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Gaynor Maxwell - Choreographer Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 John O'Connell - Actor, Performer Borderline Cases?, 1981 Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Alan Pentland - Actor, Performer, Writer Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 Tim Scally - Actor, Performer, Writer Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Ruth Schoenheimer - Actor, Performer Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 Steve Vizard - Performer, Writer Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 Mark White - Technical Director Missing Persons, 19 October 1979 Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Roxanne - Performer Shiraz Cabaret, January 1979 Jane Ahlquist - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 David Argue - Actor Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Jenny Bannister - Costume Designer Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Mopsie Beans - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Jean-Paul Bell - Performer Brandy, Mime and Soda, 20 June 1979 Margaret Beverley - Costume Co-ordinator Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Joe Bolza - Director Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Leo Bradney-George - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Jack Caroleon - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Mary Jane Carpenter - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 John Castle - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Cigarette - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Geoffrey Clendon - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Lance Curtis - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Mark Daley - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Elsa Davis - Actor, Musician, Writer Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Nick Earnest - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Kevin English - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 David Evans - Performer Tango Confuco, July 1981 Kaarin Fairfax - Actor Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Ian Farr - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Barry Ferrier - Devisor, Performer The Milky Way Rock Cabaret, July 1977 Doris Fish - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Nicholas Flanagan - Performer Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Joel Fox - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Annie Gastin - Performer Brandy, Mime and Soda, 20 June 1979 Neill Gladwin - Actor, Writer Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Tamar Goldstein - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Paul Grabowsky - Musical Director Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Chris Gregory - Performer Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Dave Grey - Performer Brandy, Mime and Soda, 20 June 1979 Tommy Gun - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Tony Hargreaves - Musical Director Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Gary Hinton - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Jesse Hoddle Mogensen - Actor Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Steve Johnston - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Paul Jones - Lighting Designer Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Bill Just - Performer Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Stephen Kearney - Actor, Writer Elsa Davis with Los Trios Ringbarkus, 22 October 1980 Andrea Kelland - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Geoff Kelso - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Larry Kingston - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Evelyn Krape - Director Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Fifi L'Amour - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Boom Boom La Bern - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Sandra Lamont - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Nancy Lang - Performer Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Simon Langlauf - Actor The Xmas Show, November 1979 Cammie Lindon - Performer The Milky Way Rock Cabaret, July 1977 James Lindsay - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Alison Lockwood - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Michael Matou - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Dick May - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Tim McKew - Performer Tango Confuco, July 1981 Robert Meldrum - Actor, Comedian, Writer Two's a Crowd, 10 January 1980 James Mellen - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Jezelle Morgan - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Rod Morgan - Performer The Milky Way Rock Cabaret, July 1977 Jandy Rainbow - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Simon Reptile - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Gina Riley - Actor Slipped Disco, 10 April 1980 Catriona Russell-Walker - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Adrienne Sach - Accompanist, Actor Missing Persons Present Futures, 24 July 1980 Tim Scully - Actor The Xmas Show, November 1979 George Sima - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Anita Sinclair - Performer Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Sasha Soldatow - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Vashti Stanbury - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Surrey Swayne - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Amanda Testro - Performer Mercedes Bent, April 1979 Trevor Thomas - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Bob Thorneycroft - Performer Trapeze Taboos, 15 August 1979 Margot Townsend - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Doug Tremlett - Actor, Magician, Writer Two's a Crowd, 10 January 1980 Sister Xerox - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979 Michael Young - Performer Melbourne Tour Show, 28 August 1979
Resources	Article: Gaslight and Gravy, Theatrescope, The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Number Three, December 1976, 6-8 Article: Ralph Kerle, Oz Cabaret, Theatre Australia, 5, 1, August 1980, 15-16 Article: Robert Page, New Wave Popular Theatre, Theatre Australia, 5, 1, August 1980, 3
Data Set	AusStage
Venue Identifier	14402

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