The Wife of Bath's Tale

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Event The Wife of Bath's Tale
Venue Pilgrim Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 31 July 1992
Opening Date 31 July 1992
Last Date 15 August 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Chaucer's roistering story about a gleefully vulgar woman
who survives five marriages...Boyle and Stewart set the 600-year-old prologue and tale in a haystrewn tavern, with the wife telling stories to, and being assisted
in her narrative by two drinking mates.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Adaptation
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Richard Assange Actor
Vicky Haniotis Actor
Fay Longbottom Actor
Virginia Boyle Adaptor
Matthew Stewart Adaptor
Virginia Boyle Director
Matthew Stewart Director
Geoffrey Chaucer Writer
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record July, 1992
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16371