 Event |
Chess
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| Venue |
Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
19 February 1997 |
| Opening Date |
19 February 1997 |
| Last Date |
8 March 1997 |
| Dates Estimated |
Yes |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Tim Rice's less than successful musical theatre show. It uses the chess board as a metaphorical emotional match where all alliances betyween characters are suggested by spatial relationships and tactics and game plans created on The Chess Board of Life. |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Dance
Musical
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Helen Thomson, The Age, 23 February 1997
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Review: Jason Steger, The Sunday Age, 23 February 1997
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Review: Jeremy Vincent, [Chess], The Australian, 21 February 1997
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Review: Jim Schembri, Chess, The Age, METROARTS, 24 February 1997, B7
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Review: Veronica Matheson, The Sunday Herald Sun, 23 February 1997
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
Sweden
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
English production remounted in Melbourne
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Mark Gogoll |
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| Event Identifier |
11631 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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