 Event |
Competitive Tenderness
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| Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
| First Date |
18 November 1996 |
| Opening Date |
20 November 1996 |
| Last Date |
14 December 1996 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Dawn Snow has a fierce reputation - she reformed the prison system in Uganda. Now, with local government reform high on the political agenda, she is called upon to perform a similar task withing the City of Greater Bourke. Competitive Tenderness is a farce about the absurdities of local government and comes straight out of the school of Feydeau, Philip King and Dario Fo - with a bit of Punch and Judy. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Farce
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| Subjects |
Political
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book: Denise Varney, Laura Ginters, Maryrose Casey, Rachel Fensham, The Dolls' Revolution: Australian Theatre and Cultural Imagination, Australian Scholarly, Melbourne, Victoria, 2005
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Review: Bryce Hallett, Competitive tenderness, Dealer's choice, The Australian, 29 November 1996, 11
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Review: Dina Ross, The Herald Sun, 25 November 1996
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Review: Helen Thomson, The Age, 25 November 1996
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Review: John Preston, Financial Review, 29 November 1996
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Review: Stephen Rhys, The Sunday Herald Sun, 24 November 1996
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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 |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Brochure |
Playbox Season 1996 |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
Volume X Number 11 November 1996 |
| Programme |
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| Data Reviewed By
| Robert Taylor (RobertTaylor) on 12 September 2021 |
| Event Identifier
| 30216 |
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