The Chairs

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Event The Chairs
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
Secondary Genre Absurdist
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Reg Evans Actor
Julie Forsyth Actor
Sergio Tell Actor
Josephine Costanzo Assistant Stage Manager
Jenny Hornung Assistant Stage Manager
Adrian Woolcock Assistant Stage Manager
Roderick Poole Composer
Louise McCarthy Designer
Suzanne Chaundy Director
Ben Cobham Lighting Designer
Lloyd James Make-up Artist
Sergio Tell Mime Consultant
Kate Kantor Movement Director
Eugene Ionesco Playwright
Sandra Ayache Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
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.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May, 1992
Programme
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 15956