Decadence

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Event Decadence
Venue Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Comedy Festival 1995
First Date 31 March 1995
Opening Date 31 March 1995
Last Date 23 April 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Decadence contains a familiar mixture of performative excess and political ferocity, as Berkoff savagely satirises the British Upper Class and Working Class aspirants to it" - all in rhyming couplets.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Satire
Verse Drama
Subjects British people
Class Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rhys Muldoon Actor
Alison Whyte Actor
Terence O'Connell Director
Steven Berkoff Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information One of the reviews printed in Australian and New Zealand Theatre Record April 1993 issue, is not listed here as there are no publication/date/author details. Production billed as 'Australian Premiere'
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April 1995
Programme 1995 Comedy Festival
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 3 March 2012
Event Identifier 29563
Dataset AusStage