Event | The Shrinking Ledge | |||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | SWY Theatre, Perth, WA | |||||||||||||||||||
First Date | 7 May 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
Opening Date | 7 May 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
Last Date | 7 June 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||||||||
Status | Professional | |||||||||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||||||||
Description | A psychiatrist's receptionist interrupts a phone call with the words, "Excuse me, I've got to go, there someone on my ledge". With that she tries to persuade a poor manic depressive, intent on self-destruction, to pull himself together and approach life more positively. |
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Description Source | Reviewer's Opinion | |||||||||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |||||||||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Black Comedy
Absurdist |
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Subjects |
Mental Illness
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Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||||||||
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Event Identifier | 16099 | |||||||||||||||||||
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