Event |
The Truce
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Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
First Date |
30 September 1981 |
Opening Date |
30 September 1981 |
Last Date |
21 November 1981 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Set in the old city of Warsaw on 7 - 9 October 1944 at the time when an exhausted Polish resistance had gaven up its 62 day struggle against the Germans. An anti-semitic aristocrat and a Jew are trapped in a basement in Warsaw as the Germans raze the city. |
Description Source |
Programme |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
Secondary Genre |
Drama
|
Subjects |
Racial discrimination
Racism
World War 2
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  Geoffrey Hutton, No stopping Tasmania's one-man theatrical band, The Australian, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 29 September 1981, 12
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Review:  Garrie Hutchinson, Theatre Australia, November 1981, 33
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Review:  Leonard Radic, Adversity brings out sisterhood, The Age, 8 October 1981, 10
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
Australia
|
Production Nationality |
Australia
|
Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Cast List |
MTC Records |
Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
TRUCESM |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
Book |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981 |
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Event Identifier
| 29764 |
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