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Event

Eccentric Acts

Venue

Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC

Umbrella Event

Melbourne Comedy Festival

First Date

27 March 2002

Opening Date

28 March 2002

Last Date

7 April 2002

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Description

Inspired by Sue Broadway's own upbringing in a Vaudeville family, Eccentric Acts is a delightful blend of side-cracking comedy, sensational circus skills, kooky characterisations, outrageous costumes and original footage of famous vaudevillian stars.

Description Source

Flyer/Poster

Primary Genre

Other

Secondary Genre

Comedy
Vaudeville
Autobiographical

Organisations

Australia Council for the Arts, Sponsor
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Presenting Company
Broadway and Co., Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Anne-Maree Daziel	Designer
Sue Broadway	Devisor
Jeff Turpin	Devisor
Catherine Zimdahl	Dramaturg/e
Sue Broadway	Performer
Jeff Turpin	Performer
Carl Polke	Sound Designer
Russel Garbutt	Special Effects
Russell Emerson	Video Designer
Sue Broadway	Writer

Resources

Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 1 January 2002
Performance Recording: University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 1 January 2002
Review: Jim Murphy, The Culture, 2 April 2002, 4
Review: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 1 April 2002, 96

Production Nationality

Australia

Further Information

Also toured Adelaide Fringe Festival and had a United Kingdom tour last year which included London's Southbank Centre, and an Australian tour in 2000 which featured Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney.

Event Status

Completed

Event Identifier

15606

Dataset

AusStage