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 |
Pamela Barrette
|
Actor
|
Ismene
|
Gerard Bonk
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Robin Bowering
|
Actor
|
Priest / Messenger / Antigone
|
Delma Cannon
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Andrew Clark
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Judy Davis
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
Ronald Falk
|
Actor
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Iocasta / Man of Colonus
|
John Francis
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Michael Freundt
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Colin Friels
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
Michael Fuller
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
John Gaden
|
Actor
|
Creon
|
Mel Gibson
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
Allegra Halliday
|
Actor
|
Ismene
|
Edwin Hodgeman
|
Actor
|
Tiresias / Ismem
|
Brian James
|
Actor
|
Chorus Leaders
|
Wayne Jarratt
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
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Nina Landis
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
James A Langman
|
Actor
|
Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Chris Mahoney
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
Kevin Miles
|
Actor
|
Old Shepherd
|
Dennis Olsen
|
Actor
|
Oedipus
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Anthony Prehn
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
Colin Robinson
|
Actor
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Suppliants, Guards, Attendants
|
Peter Schwarz
|
Actor
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Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
|
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
|
Actor
|
Chorus of Theban and Athenian Elders
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Juliet Taylor
|
Actor
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Ismene
|
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
|
|
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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