 Event |
The Destiny of Me
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| Venue |
New Theatre, Sydney (1973-), Newtown, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival 1996 |
| First Date |
17 February 1996 |
| Opening Date |
17 February 1996 |
| Last Date |
20 April 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Cooperative |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
In his companion play to The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer again takes on the political, bureaucratic and medical system that allowed a disease (AIDS) to become a plague because only homosexuals were dying from it. It was a system that only began to function energetically when heterosexuals started dying too... |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
HIV/AIDS
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: John McCallum, Impassioned plea to stay, just a little bit longer, The Australian, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 21 February 1996
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Review: Julie Moffatt, The Manly Daily, 23 February 1996
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Review: Stephen Dunne, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 February 1996
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Review: Steve McLeod, Sydney Star Observer, 22 February 1996
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
Volume X No. 2 Februaary 1996 |
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| Event Identifier |
28391 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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