| The Twilight Series | ||||||
| Venue | Collins Street Baptist Church, Melbourne, VIC | |||||
| Umbrella Event | Centenary of Federation Festival | |||||
| First Date | 21 May 2001 | |||||
| Opening Date | 21 May 2001 | |||||
| Last Date | 26 May 2001 | |||||
| Dates Estimated | No | |||||
| Status | Professional | |||||
| World Premiere | No | |||||
| Description | A series of readings showing the history of the rise of the Australian play, with a focus on Melbourne's contribution. 21 May: New Arrivals - Shaping the Unknown; 22 May - A Nation's Tragedy - At War with the First Australians; 23 May: Gold - Money from God; 24 May: Migrant Characters - A New Mix for a New Future; 25 May: Town and Country - An Uneasy Dependency; 26 May: Federation - The View from Marvelous. The event included music, song and special guests. | |||||
| Description Source | Production Company | |||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||
| Secondary Genre |
Reading
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| Subjects |
Australia
History Literature Playwrights Theatre |
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| Further Information | Described by Aubrey Mellor in the Company's 2001 evaluation report as "one of the most enjoyable events of my life". | |||||
| Event Status | Completed | |||||
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| Event Identifier | 155795 | |||||
| Dataset | AusStage | |||||
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