 Event |
Pete McGynty and the Dreamtime
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| Venue |
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
1 April 1981 |
| Last Date |
16 May 1981 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Freely translated into Australian from Ibsen's 'Peer Gynt', draws on parallels between the original and notions of the Aboriginal Dreamtime. Modern references to drug-trafficking, corporate barons, oil and the Hare Krishna cult. Written in rhyming couplets. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
Indigenous People
Myth
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
| Programme Advertisement |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
PETEMCGKM |
| Book |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981 |
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| Event Identifier |
29772 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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