Whitsunday

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Event Whitsunday
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 2 September 1988
Opening Date 2 September 1988
Last Date 17 September 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description "Combines Freudian myth, excursions into the supernatural, and the message that true love leaps all barriers of race and class".
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peta Blyth Actor
David Collins-White Actor
Marie Therese Driscoll Actor
John Fulford Actor
Miriam Gormley Actor
David Hobson Actor
Fiona Janes Actor
Christa Leahmann Actor
John Shaw Actor
John Wegner Actor
Brian Howard Composer
Stuart Challender Conductor
Stephen Curtis Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Louis Nowra Librettist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 7 performances: Sept 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15 & 17.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record September 1988
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Aug/Sept 1988
Event Identifier 1483
Dataset AusStage