 Event |
Rising Fish Prayer
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| Venue |
Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC |
| First Date |
11 September 1998 |
| Opening Date |
16 September 1998 |
| Last Date |
3 October 1998 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Set in a fictitious Papua New Guinea gold mine. A play about love, patriotism, cruelty and sacrifice, a fast moving, semi-absurdist exploration of cultural contrasts and compassion." |
| Description Source |
Press Release |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Papua New Guinea
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Review: Dina Ross, Corruption, comedy and consequences, The Age, 18 September 1998, 20
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Review: John Preston, Revelling in parts of darkness, Australian Financial Review, Weekend, 26 September 1998, 4
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Review: Kate Herbert, Rising Fish wriggles from the hook, The Herald Sun, 18 September 1998, 37
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Review: Lee Christofis, Laughs and tears from the ordinary, The Australian, 18 September 1998, 16
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Review: Steven Carroll, Rising Fish Prayer, The Sunday Age, 27 September 1998, 13
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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 |
A Playbox commission and winner of the 1997 Playbox-Asialink Playwriting Competition.
Touring to Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton 6-10 October and Glen Street Theatre, Sydney 22-31 October.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Press Release |
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| Report |
Playbox Theatre Company Evaluation Report, 1998 |
| Newspaper |
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| Event Identifier |
60975 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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