 Event |
The Waiting Room
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| Venue |
Trades Hall, Carlton South, VIC |
| First Date |
15 May 2002 |
| Opening Date |
15 May 2002 |
| Last Date |
1 June 2002 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The Waiting Room is hardhitting political theatre that aims to debunk racist myths about refugees and confront audiences with the reality of existence inside detention centres. |
| Description Source |
Flyer/Poster |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Asylum Seekers
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Sian Prior, Agenda, 19 May 2002, 9
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Book: Glenn D'Cruz, Class Act: Melbourne Worker's Theatre, 1987-2007, Vulgar Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2007
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Book: Joanne Tompkins, Unsettling Space: Contestations in Contemporary Australian Theatre, Palgrave, MacMillan, Basingstoke, New York, 2006
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Performance Recording: Tony Watts, Melbourne Workers Theatre, The Waiting Room - archival recording, Deakin University, Library, 2002
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Review: Helen Thomson, The Age, 18 May 2002, 18
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Review: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 20 May 2002, 99
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Review: Keith Gallasch, Bodies at work, RealTime Arts, 50, August 2002, 36
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Review: Martin Ball, The Australian, 17 May 2002, 15
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Event Identifier |
18748 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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