 Event |
Norm and Ahmed
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| Venue |
University of NSW, Old Tote Theatre (1963-1969), Kensington, NSW |
| First Date |
9 April 1968 |
| Opening Date |
9 April 1968 |
| Last Date |
27 April 1968 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
First production of this Australian play. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: H G Kippax, Local plays and the Old Tote, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 1968, 14
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Book: Jim Sharman, Blood and Tinsel, The Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2008
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Programme: The Old Tote Theatre Company, The Old Tote: Australian Plays - 1968, National Library of Australia
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Review: H G Kippax, Endurance and caustic comment, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 April 1968, 18
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Review: Keith Thomas, Fire of yesteryear, Nation, 27 April 1968, 17
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
One of the Old Tote's 1968 season of Australian plays. The programme contains brief biographies and photos of the cast, director and writer. This was their first production of Buzo's Norm and Ahmed.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009 |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
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| Event Identifier |
5549 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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