Event |
The Misery of Beauty
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Venue |
Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC |
First Date |
25 May 1989 |
Last Date |
17 June 1989 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
Yes |
Description |
"Earl becomes obsessed with a handful of letters depicting a life and a kind of ordinariness he has never known. He drags Rose and Frogman off in search of the author and, in the process, imprisons Rose and brutalises the townsfolk". |
Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
Adaptation
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Review:  Fiona Scott-Norman, Inpress, 31 May 1989
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Review:  Geoffrey Milne, The Herald, 31 May 1989
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Review:  Hugo Leschen, Melbourne Report, 1 July 1989
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Review:  Julie Goodall, Melbourne Times, 31 May 1989
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Review:  Leonard Radic, The Age, 30 May 1989
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Adapted by Wendy Joseph from Louis Nowra's 1976 novel 'The Misery of Beauty'.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Correspondence |
with Paul Davies |
Programme |
Lunar Theatre season |
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May 1989 |
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Data Reviewed By
| Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 11 August 2015 |
Event Identifier
| 1810 |
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