 Event |
Oedipus the King / Oedipus at Colonus
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| Venue |
The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Adelaide Festival of Arts 1978 |
| First Date |
25 February 1978 |
| Opening Date |
25 February 1978 |
| Last Date |
15 July 1978 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Oedipus the King" has been called the greatest play ever written. Oedipus, the saviour of Thebes, is humbled in a terrible manner by the gods. Only in "Oedipus at Colonnus", the last play written by Sophocles, does the outcast King find peace and a meaning to existence. Both plays featured in this season |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Related Events |
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Pamela Barrette
|
Actor
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Ismene
|
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Gerard Bonk
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Robin Bowering
|
Actor
|
Priest / Messenger / Antigone
|
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Delma Cannon
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Andrew Clark
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Judy Davis
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Ronald Falk
|
Actor
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Iocasta / Man of Colonus
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John Francis
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Michael Freundt
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Colin Friels
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Michael Fuller
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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John Gaden
|
Actor
|
Creon
|
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Mel Gibson
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Allegra Halliday
|
Actor
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Ismene
|
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Edwin Hodgeman
|
Actor
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Tiresias / Ismem
|
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Brian James
|
Actor
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Chorus Leaders
|
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Wayne Jarratt
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Nina Landis
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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James A Langman
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Chris Mahoney
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Kevin Miles
|
Actor
|
Old Shepherd
|
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Dennis Olsen
|
Actor
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Oedipus
|
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Anthony Prehn
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Colin Robinson
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
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Peter Schwarz
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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Michael Siberry
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
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Paul Sonkkila
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
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Michele Stayner
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Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
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Juliet Taylor
|
Actor
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Ismene
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Michael Fuller
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Choreographer
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Jeremy Barlow
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Composer
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Tanya Moiseiwitsch
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Costume Designer
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Kerrie Macarthur
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Designer, Assistant to the
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Colin George
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Director
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Ron Blair
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Director, Assistant to the
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Nigel Levings
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Lighting Designer
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Sophocles
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Playwright
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Richard Roberts
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Set Designer
|
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Peter Kaukas
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Stage Manager
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Hilary Winzar
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Stage Manager, Assistant
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Joe Kotyla
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Sound
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Greece
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Chorus were all NIDA students
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1978 |
| Brochure |
Performing Arts Collection of South Australia
|
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
| CV |
Michael Fuller CV |
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| Event Identifier
| 5966 |
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