 Event |
Ask For the Captain
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| Venue |
Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
26 February 1992 |
| Opening Date |
26 February 1992 |
| Last Date |
14 March 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
"David Baird has been waiting for nearlly 20 years to present the story around the T.S. Eliot epic poem 'The Waste Land' on stage, and it is with Handspan Theatre that his dream has finally borne fruit, paying great tribute to the work which had such a profound effect on English writing this century". |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Music
Puppetry
Visual Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Costume: Tail, worn as part of the mermaid costume from Handspan Theatre's production 'Ask for the Captain', Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Flyer: Flyer from Ask For The Captain, 1992
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Mask: T.S. Eliot mask from Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Photograph: Penny Gutteridge, Ask for the Captain, 1992
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Photograph: Penny Gutteridge, Ask for the Captain, 1992
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Prop: Amerindian doll from Handspan Theatre production of Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Prop: Mongolian from Handspan Theatre's Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet: Bunraku Puppet, Adult T.S. Eliot, from Handspan Theatre's Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet: Bunraku Puppet, Child T.S. Eliot, from Handspan Theatre's Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Puppet: Bunraku Puppet, Madame Sosostris, from Handspan Theatre's Ask for the Captain, Arts Centre Melbourne, Australian Performing Arts Collection, 1992
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Rehearsal Recording: Ask for the Captain., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 9 March 1992
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Review: Fiona Scott-Norman, Inpress, 3 April 1992
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Review: John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 8 March 1992
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Review: Mary-Anne Caleo, Melbourne Times, 4 March 1992
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Review: Peter Weiniger, The Age, 4 March 1992
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Review: Richard Sallis, The Great Leap Forward, 1 April 1992
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
February 1992 |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
March 1992 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 8 October 2016 |
| Event Identifier |
13736 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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