Event | The Quare Fellow | |
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Venue | Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW | |
First Date | 18 July 1959 | |
Opening Date | 18 July 1959 | |
Dates Estimated | No | |
Status | Pro-Am | |
World Premiere | No | |
Description | "The 'quare fellow', never seen on stage, is a condemned man in prison. His imminent execution touches the lives of the other prisoners, the warders and the hangman, and the play is in part a protest against capital punishment. More important, though, its blend of tragedy and comedy underlines the survival of the prisoners' humanity in their inhumane environment". | |
Description Source | Website | |
Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | |
Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama Tragedy Black Comedy |
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Subjects |
Human Rights
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Text Nationality | Ireland | |
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. No cast or production list available (except Playwright, Director and Designer) and therefore not entered. Description from: www.irelandseye.com/irish/people/famous/behan.shtm | |
Event Status | Completed | |
Event Identifier | 21721 | |
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