Event |
Double Dinkum
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Venue |
The Performance Space (1983-2007), Redfern, NSW |
First Date |
13 February 1985 |
Last Date |
16 February 1985 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Presented by Yaffa & Richard.
The performers draw on their wide range of theatrical, vocal and musical techniques to present a humorous and original show based on the theme of the Australian language.
Idioms and colloquialisms such as "wet enough to bog a duck" and "all over the place like a mad man's custard" provide the raw material for theatre entertainment crammed with visual and aural paradoxes and bubbling with life. The results are often absurd; they have the audience "chuckling with recognition .. a remarkable performing style ... and a rich visual discipline" (Canberra Times). "h |
Description Source |
Flyer/Poster |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Experimental
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Performance Space Database |
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Event Identifier
| 143612 |
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