 Event |
Mister Lucky: The Al Bowlly Story
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| Venue |
Rehearsal Room, Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
11 August 2022 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Mr Lucky is a clown cabaret about crooner Al Bowlly. Born in Mozambique, he worked as a busker, barber and jockey in South Africa. Bowlly eventually moved to England, becoming one of the first singer superstars, ending up recording over 1000 songs. Bowlly had a voice like velvet but a life marked by misfortune: he found his wife in bed with another man on his wedding night, he was killed by a door flying off its handles during the blitz in World War II. Bowlly’s voice has been heard in soundtracks such as Amelie and was the first to record Blue Moon, yet not much is publicly known about his l |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Cabaret
Clowning
Creative Development Showing
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/events/mr-lucky/ |
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| Event Identifier |
163389 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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