 Event |
Buckley's Chance and None
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| Venue |
Carlton Courthouse, Carlton, VIC |
| First Date |
21 July 1994 |
| Opening Date |
21 July 1994 |
| Last Date |
6 August 1994 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
The part-legend, part-history, part-myth story of William Buckley, an escaped convict who lived among the Aborigines for 32 years in the early days of white settlement in the state of Victoria. Title is a pun on the truism about 'Buckley's Chance' as having no chance at all. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Historical
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| Subjects |
Historical
Victoria
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
The play was selected for study by high school students studying for the Victorian Certificate of Education, under the auspices of the Melbourne Writers Theatre.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Carlton Courthouse season |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
July 1994 |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 28 March 2012 |
| Event Identifier |
25135 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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