Event | Tommy | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Penrith Panthers, Penrith, NSW | |||||||||||||
First Date | 11 June 2003 | |||||||||||||
Opening Date | 11 June 2003 | |||||||||||||
Last Date | 21 June 2003 | |||||||||||||
Dates Estimated | No | |||||||||||||
Status | Professional Cooperative | |||||||||||||
World Premiere | No | |||||||||||||
Description | As a child Tommy is thought to be orphaned. He sees his stepfather shoot his real father when the latter returns after having been thought dead. The boy goes into shock, seemingly deaf, dumb and blind. 'As a youth Tommy becomes a pinball wizzard, despite, or perhaps because of his disability. He undergoes some horrific experiences at the hands of deviant relatives with whom mother and stepfather leave him.
Tommy's deafness, dumbness and blindness is an analogy of contemporary man's ignorance. The deaf, dumb and blind kid still plays mean pinball, apparently. Pure cruelty - with those massive album sales, surely they could buy the poor lad a PS2? The Who's rock opera, directed by David Hollywood. |
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Description Source | Other | |||||||||||||
Primary Genre | Music Theatre | |||||||||||||
Secondary Genre |
Musical
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Subjects |
Blindness
Deafness |
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Text Nationality | England | |||||||||||||
Event Status | Completed | |||||||||||||
Data Source |
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Event Identifier | 25300 | |||||||||||||
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