The Big Con

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Event The Big Con
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Comedy Festival
First Date 20 April 2005
Last Date 7 May 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Max Gillies, with singer-songwriter Eddie Perfect, presents various talking heads - including PM John Howard, US President George 'Dubya' Bush and British PM Tony Blair - at the annual conference of Australian think tank the Centre for Independent Analysis.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Satire
Subjects Australian National Identity
Politicians
Politics
Satire
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Max Gillies Actor
Peta Coy Choreographer
Lisa Sontag Choreographer
Eddie Perfect Composer
Nik Dorning Designer Character Design and Prosthetics
Shaun Gurton Designer
Paul Hasell Designer Character Design and Prosthetics
Wendy Sainsbury Designer Character Design and Prosthetics
Aubrey Mellor Director
Denis Moore Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Michele Preshaw Lighting Designer
Russell Goldsmith Lighting Operator/Technician
Eddie Perfect Lyricist
Eddie Perfect Singer
Russell Goldsmith Sound Operator/Engineer
Natasha Marich Stage Manager
Guy Rundle Writer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Transferred from earlier 2005 season at ANZ Pavilion, Arts Centre
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Melbourne Comedy Festival Website
Magazine
Event Identifier 66233
Dataset AusStage