Event | 
					 Sanctus 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					6 November 1996 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					6 November 1996 | 
				
			
				
					| Last Date | 
					
					9 November 1996 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				No | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Professional Training Schools/Colleges | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					The core narrative of Sanctus is the convergence of two stories based in a church on the banks of the Murray River.  One begins in 1900 when the church was constructed, the other this year when it is to be demolished. | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Reviewer's Opinion | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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					| Secondary Genre | 
					
					
					
						
						
							Drama
						
							
						 
						
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					| Subjects | 
					
					
					
						
							Humanity
						 
						
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					The play was commissioned as an 'exhibition' showcase for the Ballarat students graduating this year.  Not all of the cast was entered.
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
								| Source | 
								
								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record | 
									
									Volume X  Number 11  November 1996 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Programme | 
									
									Merlyn Theatre season | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Reviewed By
					
					
						 | Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 8 October 2012 | 
						
				
				
			
			
				
					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					29782 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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