The Race Across the Desert

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Event The Race Across the Desert
Venue Victorian Country Tour, VIC
First Date 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Presented on tour, occasional performances throughout the year. One of Brecht's 'learning plays' originally entitled 'The Exception and the Rule'. The story of a journey culminating in a murder and a trial.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ernie Gray Actor Guide
William Henderson Actor Innkeeper
Rosalind Hill Actor Coolie
Margaret Ricketts Actor Merchant
Meredith Rogers Actor Judge
William Henderson Adaptor
Robert Draffin Assistant Director
Barbara Ciszewska Designer
John McCaughey Director
Bertolt Brecht Playwright
John McCaughey Songwriter
David Porter Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Event Identifier 135662
Dataset AusStage