Event |
Back Home
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Venue |
Blacktown, Blacktown, NSW |
Umbrella Event |
Sydney Festival 2006 |
First Date |
19 January 2006 |
Opening Date |
20 January 2006 |
Last Date |
28 January 2006 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
"Back Home" is a timely, at times raw, and ultimately life-affirming project unlike any other. A journey on two levels, it starts with a drive through the heart of Sydney's Western suburbs to a backyard in Blacktown. It finishes with a deeply emotional story that takes us through the lives of men coming to terms with their past and facing up to their future.
Performed in the backyard of a house, the play reunites four friends in a night intended to celebrate old times.
However as a litany of shattered dreams and broken promises bubble to the surface, friendships are undermined and each i |
Description Source |
Flyer/Poster |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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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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Article:  Bryoni Trezise, Journey into the unexpected, RealTime Arts, 71, February 2006, 30
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Article:  Celina McEwen, An empowering practice?: Urban Theatre Projects' recent work in residence, community cultural development and international arts festivals, Australasian Drama Studies, 50, April 2007, 123-137
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Article:  Stephen Dunne, Metro, 20 January 2006, 13
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Article:  Sunanda Creagh, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 January 2006, 13
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Photograph:  John Lohrey, NOMISe, Shannon Williams, Back Home , Journey into the unexpected, February 2006
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Review:  John McCallum, The Australian, 23 January 2006, 12
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Review:  Lenny Ann Low, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 January 2006, 11
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Text Nationality |
Australia
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Performed in "a backyard in Blacktown"
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 68240 |
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