 Event |
Sappho & Phao
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| Venue |
Sheridan Theatre, North Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
3 September 1969 |
| Opening Date |
3 September 1969 |
| Last Date |
1969 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The prose comedy Sappho and Phao, normally considered to be John Lyly's second play, was performed at the the English Court on 3rd March, 1584; the character Sappho, which bears little relation to that of her namesake, the Greek peotess, is clearly designed as a compliment to Queen Elizabeth. It is one of the plays specially written for performance by the professional company of boy actors at the Blackfriar's Theatre. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Other
|
| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Music
Theatre
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Text Nationality |
England
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Scanned from the original held Special Collections, Barr Smith Library |
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| Event Identifier |
73241 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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