Cafe Fledermaus

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Event Cafe Fledermaus
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Mahler, Vienna and The Twentieth Century Festival
First Date 24 May 1990
Opening Date 28 May 1990
Last Date 16 June 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Cafe Fledermaus "illustrates the fracture and decay of Viennese society at the turn of the century". In 1907, in the foyer of the once famous Cabaret Fledermaus, a young man stops a cabaret singer on her way to work. What ensues in their encounter is a battle of wills, a dynamic embodiment of the feeling of the period, and a reminder that we are rapidly approaching our own fin-de-siecle.
Description Source Press Release
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Cabaret
Subjects Entertainers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robyn Archer Actor she
Teresa Blake Actor cellist
Russell Garbutt Actor the waiter
Brendan Higgins Actor he
Lynda Patching Actor violinist
Coralie Stow Assistant Designer
Sophie Clausen Assistant Stage Manager
Barrie Kosky Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Liz Pain Lighting Designer
Mark Wager Mask Maker
Lindsay Cooper Musical Arranger
Robyn Archer Playwright
Robert Taylor Production Manager
Karen Trott Scenic Artist
Colin Orchard Set and/or Property Maker
Michael Anderson Set Designer
Shona Johnson Stage Manager
Robin Hall Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Opening production in the new Merlyn Theatre (named after Dame Merlyn Myer). The theatre is a new build addition on the south side of the heritage Malthouse in Southbank Melbourne. The official opening of the complex was in August.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1990
Correspondence
Programme
Press Release
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Event Identifier 12045
Dataset AusStage