Event | 
					 The Birthday Stain 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Allen Hall Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand | 
			
			
				
					| Umbrella Event | 
					
					New Zealand Writers' Week | 
				
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					12 April 1989 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					16 April 1989 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional Cooperative | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				No | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					A family arrives at some unidentified place for a surprise party for father, who turns out to be a cross between Hamlet and Genghis Khan with a New Zealand accent and a penchant for martial arts…. | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Black Comedy
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Birthdays
						 
						
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					| Organisations | 
					
					
						
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					| Contributors | 
					
					
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						New Zealand
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						New Zealand
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					The play was originally workshopped by Anthony Taylor with the support of Playmarket at the Globe Theatre Dunedin in September 1987.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Set | 
					Theatre Aotearoa | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					186019 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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