 Event |
The Propitious Kidnapping of the Cultured Daughter
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| Venue |
Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
23 August 1978 |
| Last Date |
30 September 1978 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
An interpretation of the Patty Hearst story in Chinese Opera style. Patty Hearst was an American newspaper heiress who was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, but who ended up joining the guerilla organisation. Written by Chinese Malaysian playwright John Lee, who migrated to Australia in 1973. "The Age" critic Neil Jillett described it as "drama with restraint and compression... Genuinely evocative, especially welcome at a time when so many theatre people are obsessed with the fake sensationalism of let-it-all-hang-out self-indulgence". |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: John Larkin, [The Propitious Kidnapping of the Cultured Daughter], Sunday Press, 17 September 1978, 20
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Review: Leonard Radic, In tune with the promised land, The Age, 25 September 1978, 2
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Review: Neil Jillett, Help from a friend with hybrid drama, The Age, 25 August 1978, 2
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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 |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1978 |
| Newspaper |
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| Event Identifier |
115155 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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