 Event |
Humble Boy
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| Venue |
York Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW |
| First Date |
11 November 2004 |
| Opening Date |
11 November 2004 |
| Last Date |
27 November 2004 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
All is not well in the Humble Hive. 35-year-old Felix Humble (Steve Rodgers) is a Cambridge astrophysicist in search of a unified field theory. Following the sudden death of his beekeeping father, he returns to his middle England home to find his difficult and demanding mother (Carol Willesee) in the arms of another man (Norman Coburn).
As he struggles to find his balance in the midst of familial chaos, what emerges is a touching, funny and entertaining dysfunctional family portrait.
Gently echoing the themes of Shakespeare?s Hamlet, Humble Boy brilliantly explores love, longing and death w |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Relationships
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
SMH Metro November 5 - 11, 2004 |
| Flyer |
UNSW Collection |
| The Robert Allan Collection |
Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
65214 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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