A Thousand and One Nights

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Event A Thousand and One Nights
Venue The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW
First Date 7 November 1991
Opening Date 9 November 1991
Last Date 24 November 1991
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Performing Lines presented Whistling in the Theatre's epic trilogy A Thousand and One Nights. Three narratives were intertwined: Swine, Pearls and Angels which illustrated the 13/14 century tales through a rich tapestry of storytelling, historical research and mythology.

Reviewer's Opinion: "A picaresque pagent of the foibles, fantasies and follies of human kind told through the enchanting tales of Scheherezade, who had to keep the stories coming and keep them fascinating to forestall having her head cut off."
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Ensemble
Group-devised
Performance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Humphrey Bower Actor
Angela Campbell Actor
Polly Croke Actor
Tom Gutteridge Actor
Margaret Mills Actor
Paul Monaghan Actor
Bob Pavlich Actor
Robert Draffin Adaptor
Jacqueline Everitt Costume Designer
Jennifer Pryce Costume Designer
Jacqueline Everitt Designer
Robert Draffin Director
Peter Long Graphic Designer Graphics Concepts
Paul Monaghan Lighting Designer
Terry McSweeney Magician
Peter Donohue Mask Maker
Sylvia Rechs Mask Maker
Colin Bogaars Photographer
Paul Monaghan Production Manager
Tom Gutteridge Songwriter Songs
Jennifer Pryce Stage Manager
Paul Monaghan Tour Manager
Jennifer Pfeifer Various Greyhound
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Five hours playing time. Dinner served during first interval of approximately 45minutes. Dessert and coffee served in second interval of approximately 20 minutes. Based on the Tales of the Arabian Nights. Also in Australian Capital Territory, Oct 1991.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record November 1991
Performance Space Database
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 13262