Event |
Georgia
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Venue |
La Boite Theatre (June 1972 - 2003), Milton, QLD |
Umbrella Event |
La Boite Theatre Company 1999 Season |
First Date |
15 July 1999 |
Opening Date |
1999 |
Last Date |
1999 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
Based on the later years of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe, who lived to the age of ninety-eight, as she goes blind and battles with her love of making art. Shearer sensitively explores the rage and the turmoil of dependency suffered by an ageing creative genius. |
Description Source |
Press Release |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Autobiographical
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Subjects |
Ageing
Creativity
Independence
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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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 |
Web |
La Boite Theatre Company web archive |
Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
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Event Identifier
| 100048 |
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