Event |
Flash Jim
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Venue |
Nimrod Upstairs, Surry Hills, NSW |
First Date |
13 October 1982 |
Opening Date |
13 October 1982 |
Last Date |
21 November 1982 |
Dates Estimated |
Yes |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Revival and re-working of Nimrod's 1972 production of Flash Jim Vaux. A ballad opera about a convict who was transported three times to New South Wales. A boisterous and touching portrait of a Regency dandy turned lag. The play is in the form of a ballad opera, tracing (rather loosely), the life of James Hardy Vaux during the period 1807 to the 1840s. James was a quick-witted, notorious pick pocket and swindler who led a remakable full life while travelling back and forth across the globe (all expenses paid). His life crossed paths with many rich and varied characters, some of whom influenced his life, |
Description Source |
Website |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
Secondary Genre |
Musical
|
Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Advertisement:  Flash Jim , Sun Herald, 17 October 1982, 83
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Advertisement:  Flash Jim , The National Times, 17 October 1982, 26
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Article:  Sydney Morning Herald, 9 October 1982
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Review:  Bondi Weekly Courier, 19 October 1982
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Review:  North Shore Times, 3 November 1982
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Review:  Sydney Morning Herald, 15 October 1982
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Review:  The Australian, 15 October 1982
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Further Information |
Flash Jim Vaux with a shortened title.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
FLASHJIRB |
Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
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Event Identifier
| 11883 |
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