Event |
Reefer Madness! The Musical
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| Venue |
199 Cleveland Street Theatre (2007-2013), Redfern, NSW |
| First Date |
22 July 2008 |
| Opening Date |
24 July 2008 |
| Last Date |
16 August 2008 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Exploring the downfall of clean-cut, cocoa-sipping kids who fall prey to the evils of marijuana, the satirical musical contains a giggly moral message for all.
Reefer Madness! The Musical is inspired by the original 'educational' film of 1936 entitled Tell Your Children. The film, financed by a church group, was a morality tale warning parents against the evils of marijuana. Tell Your Children was re-cut by notorious filmmaker Dwain Esper, who transformed it into an exploitation piece and labelled it Reefer Madness. The film was forgotten until the 1970s. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Subjects |
Drugs
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
Reefer Madness! The Musical is an Australian premiere.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
Sydney Morning Herald, Metro Guide, July 18 - 24, 2008 |
| Web |
'Australian Stage' website |
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| Event Identifier |
76608 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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