Event |
The Chairs
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Venue |
Anthill Theatre, South Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
20 May 1992 |
Opening Date |
20 May 1992 |
Last Date |
21 June 1992 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
"Ionesco confronts the incapacity of language to communicate and the hapless existence that we live before toddling off this little planet...it provides an extrordinary insight into the lives of an old couple, Little Sausage and Pudding and an existential message they intend to impart." |
Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Absurdist
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Newsletter:  Australian Nouveau Theatre, ANT News 33 June 1993, June 1993
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Review:  Fiona Scott-Norman, Absurd to sublime, The Bulletin, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 2 June 1992
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Review:  Helen Thomson, The Australian, 22 May 1992
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Review:  John Larkin, The Sunday Age, 31 May 1992
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Review:  Kate Herbert, Melbourne Times, 27 May 1992
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 22 May 1992
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Review:  Thom Elwood, Inpress, 3 June 1992
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
France
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
This was the last production of the Australian Nouveau Theatre in its present home - Anthill. The company moved to the Gasworks in Albert Park.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May, 1992 |
Programme |
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Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012 |
Event Identifier
| 15956 |
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