Svetlana in Slingbacks

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Event Svetlana in Slingbacks
Venue Beckett Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 23 April 2002
Opening Date 24 April 2002
Last Date 4 May 2002
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Borris Fretlov struggles to set up shop in the western suburbs: his wife Ludmilla dreams of romantic fiction and lives an everyday nightmare. Sonya is a defiant teenager determined to enjoy her freedom in her new-found country, while 12 year old Svetlana escapes from the pressures of her family into an imaginative universe of stars and spaceships."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Fantasy
Migrants
Suburban Communities
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Brennan Actor Various Roles
Margaret Cameron Actor Ludmilla
Miria Kostiuk Actor Svetlana
Denis Moore Actor Boris
Sarah Norris Actor Sonya
Christina Smith Designer
Peter Houghton Director
Daniel Zika Lighting Designer
Valentina Levkowicz Playwright
David Franzke Sound Designer
Rob Dallas Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Return season of a production which garnered considerable critical and popular acclaim in its first brief run in the Inside 01 season the previous year. Toured to Geelong and Bendigo after its brief season at the Malthouse.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Report Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 2002
Event Identifier 15652
Dataset AusStage