The Giraffe's Uncle (The Les Robinson Story)

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Event The Giraffe's Uncle (The Les Robinson Story)
Venue La Mama, Carlton, VIC
First Date 31 January 2013
Last Date 10 February 2013
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Les Robinson was an eccentric figure on Sydney’s bohemia scene between the 1920s and 1960s, whose unconventional ways gained him much local notoriety. Refusing to pay rent, he lived in derelict houses and caves around Sydney Harbour: writing, fishing and playing his old gramophone on the rocks. Robinson’s comic and absurdist short stories remain unique to Australian fiction – his one and only short story collection in 1933, The Giraffe’s Uncle, was re-published in 2002 by Angus and Robertson.

Robinson was a contributor and cartoonist to The Bulletin, The Australian Worker, Punch and the Li
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Subjects Australia
Authors
Biography
Cartoons
Writing
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Martin Portus Actor Les Robinson
Julia Young Costume Designer
Ron Hadley Director
Amelia Lever-Davidson Lighting Designer
Kieran Carroll Playwright
Christina Logan-Bell Set Designer
Darryl Emmerson Singer
Max Russell Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Review Programme Cheryl Threadgold
Event Identifier 162724
Dataset AusStage