Tom Paine

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Event Tom Paine
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1963-1973), Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 27 February 1971
Opening Date 27 February 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description By Paul Foster. "The 18th Century was an age of elightenment and of revolution. No man embodied the power of ideas whose time had come than did Thomas Paine. It was he who translated the new concepts of inherent human rights and the need to question and, if necessary, destroy outdated institutions, such as hereditary right to rule, into words that stirred the hearts and minds of common men to action. His writings were key factors in both the American and French revolutions".
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Biographical
Subjects Human Rights
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rob Dallas Actor
Maggie Kirkpatrick Actor
Gai Longmuir Actor
Wayne Van Heekeren Actor
Bill Whittle Actor
Trina Parker Designer
David Young Director
Paul Foster Playwright
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992, and programme. Description taken from Youth Action Theatre (United Kingdom) web site.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21614