The King's Player

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Event The King's Player
Venue Universal Theatre, North Fitzroy, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Fringe Festival 1994
First Date 27 September 1994
Opening Date 27 September 1994
Last Date 16 October 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A medieval jester who, having avoided the Black Death, gets caught up in the plot of Hamlet before electing to nosedive off Elsinore's crenellations and return to the busking circuit. 'Standup meets Shakespeare.'
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Mime
Monodrama
Physical Theatre
Subjects Entertainers
Historical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Trevor Gare Actor
Joanna Weir Director
Trevor Gare Writer
Resources
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1994
Programme Fringe Festival season
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 28 March 2012
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 26125