 Event |
Natural Life
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| Venue |
The Queen's Theatre (1840-1842 & 1996-), Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
24 February 1998 |
| Opening Date |
26 February 1998 |
| Last Date |
14 March 1998 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Natural Life proceeds in three stages, from dream to nightmare to phantasmagoria." Bower's adaptation of Marcus Clarke's classic "For the Term of His Natural Life" was the springboard for further devising during the rehearsal period. The final production was an expressionist rendering of Australian history and historiography. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Adaptation
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| Subjects |
Colonial
Historiography
History
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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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Book: Joanne Tompkins, Unsettling Space: Contestations in Contemporary Australian Theatre, Palgrave, MacMillan, Basingstoke, New York, 2006
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Rehearsal Recording: For the Term of His Natural Life., University of New England, Stage on Screen Collection, 6 March 1998
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Review: Helen Thomson, The Australian, 28 February 1998, 0
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Review: Kate Herbert, The Australian, 6 March 1998, 0
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Review: Peter Ward, The Australian, 3 March 1998, 0
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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 |
Explores the themes from Marcus Clarke's 1874 novel of convict Tasmania, For the Term of His Natural Life.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Report |
Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1998 |
| AusStage Submit Form |
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| Newspaper |
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| Event Identifier |
60043 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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