 Event |
The Fat Boy
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| Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2003 |
| First Date |
4 April 2003 |
| Opening Date |
9 April 2003 |
| Last Date |
26 April 2003 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
The Fat Boy is a rather odd play, but then it is intended to be just that. Its subject is the outsider, and in the hapless Trevor - fat, gay, lonely and working class - Ayres has summed up everything that constitutes a loser in today's beauty and charm-obsessed society. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Black Comedy
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| Subjects |
Social Issues
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Anne Crawford, The Age, 4 April 2003, 0
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Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
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Programme: The Fat Boy, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives, 4 April 2003
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Review: Bill Perrett, Agenda, 13 April 2003, 8
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Review: Catherine Lambert, The Sunday Herald Sun, 13 April 2003, 99
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Review: Helen Thomson, The Age, 12 April 2003, 19
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Review: Kate Herbert, The Herald Sun, 18 April 2003, 70
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Review: Martin Ball, The Australian, 17 April 2003
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Report |
Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 2003 |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009 |
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| Event Identifier |
24170 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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