Heroic Measures

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Event Heroic Measures
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 28 October 1991
Opening Date 28 October 1991
Last Date 16 November 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Josef Ginzburg, a forgotten poet, and Alexandr Shurmansky, a renowned composer, struggle amidst the violence, cruelty and fear surrounding them. It is a life, says Shurmansky, where 'so many unsaid things collect in the soul'. The playwright has borrowed freely from the memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich and Nadezhda Mandlestam.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Artists
Russia
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Keith Agius Actor Gretchkov / Gregor Ekster
Bruce Alexander Actor Security Officer / Laundry Attendant / Colonel Beleyev
David Bonney Actor Piotr Shurmansky
Tom Considine Actor David Brodski
Anthony Crowley Actor Mitya Gerstein
Ron Haddrick Actor Alexandr Shurmansky
Nadja Kostich Actor Elena Gerstein / Laundry Attendant / Zakhar
Robert Morgan Actor Grubov / Suryatov / Mravian
Deidre Rubenstein Actor Nadia Ginzburg
Mary Sitarenos Actor Sofia Shurmansky / Tanya
Gerard Sont Actor Klimov / Slava / Lebedev
Huw Williams Actor Josef Ginzburg
Robert Taylor Administrator
Stuart Greenbaum Composer
Cordula Albrecht Costume Designer
John Beckett Designer
Malcolm Robertson Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Tom Lindstrom Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Ross Murray Stage Manager
Gayl Nutley Stage Manager, Assistant
Stuart McKenzie Technician
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record November 1991
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1991
Event Identifier 16092