 Event |
Red Noses
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| Venue |
University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
2 October 1992 |
| Opening Date |
2 October 1992 |
| Last Date |
7 November 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Red Noses concerns a troup of clowns who raised the biggest laughs during the hardest times - the Black Plague during the 14th Century...Peter Barnes' play written for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1978 is a freak show full of dances with lepers, flagellants and snappy 14th Century dialogue. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Black Comedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Programme: Red Noses, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections
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Review: Matt Byrne, Sucked into a black hole of Red Faces!, Messenger, 28 October 1992
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Review: Peter Goers, Plague on the clowns, Sunday Mail, 1 November 1992
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Review: Tim Lloyd, The funny side of dying, The Advertiser, 26 October 1992
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Barr Smith Special Collection |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
October, 1992 |
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| Event Identifier |
17270 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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