 Event |
The Bride of Gospel Place
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| Venue |
Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 1974 |
| First Date |
9 March 1974 |
| Opening Date |
9 March 1974 |
| Last Date |
23 March 1974 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The play captures the petty underworld of Melbourne in the 1920s with its con men, boxers, thieves, layabouts and their girls: an underworld where easy-going larrikinism could mask a deeper desperation capable of throwing up such notorious figures as Squizzy Taylor. |
| 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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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Programme: The Bride of Gospel Place, Flinders University, Library Special Collections
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Review: Geoffrey Hutton, Deviants in crime, The Age, 26 October 1970, 2
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Review: Geoffrey Hutton, Even Dickens Goes With Music, The Age, 16 March 1974, 15
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Review: Geoffrey Hutton, [The Bride of Gospel Place], The Age, 16 March 1974, 15
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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 |
Harold Hopkins replaced Ken Shorter.
The first performance by a professional company.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| Programme |
Performing Arts Collection of South Australia |
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| Event Identifier |
5694 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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