 Event |
Blood Relations
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| Venue |
Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
20 June 1987 |
| Opening Date |
24 June 1987 |
| Last Date |
1 August 1987 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
The scene is the tropical north of Western Australia. A past crime haunts the family reunion of a retired and reclusive "financial czar". Comedy and suspense play their parts and unexpected guests enter the emotional battlefield to vie for love, power, possession and independence. |
| Description Source |
Brochure |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Angela Bennie, The Australian, 26 June 1987
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Article: Ann Nugent, The Canberra Times, 10 July 1987
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Article: Barry Oakley, Times on Sunday, 28 June 1987
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Article: Brian Hoad, The Bulletin, 7 July 1987
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Article: Debbie Kruger, Variety, 7 July 1987
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Article: H G Kippax, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 June 1987
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Article: Helen Gilbert, The boomerang effect: canonical counter-discourse and David Malouf's 'Blood Relations' as an oppositional reworking of 'The Tempest', World literature written in English, 31/2, Autumn, 1991, 50-64
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Article: Mick Barnes, Sun Herald, 28 June 1987
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Article: Paul LePetit, Sunday Telegraph, 28 June 1987
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Article: Paul McGillick, Financial Review, 3 July 1987
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Article: Suzanne Kiernan, [Blood Relations], New Theatre Australia, 1, 1 September 1987, 23, 24
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Book: Jim Sharman, Blood and Tinsel, The Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2008
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Book: Sydney Theatre Company 1987 Season [brochure] and Subscription Series Booking Form, Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection, November 1986
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Review: Louis Nowra, [Blood Relations], New Theatre Australia, 1, 1 September 1987, 22, 24
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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 |
A special program on July 7 for the visually impaired.
Then on July 22 & 29 - Schoolsday by David Malouf with an introduction to live theatre for years 10, 11 & 12 on current show.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Brochure |
Sydney Opera House Diary Jun/Jul 1987 |
| Australian Theatre Record |
June 1987 |
| Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection |
STC Programmes |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
210 |
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