 Event |
The Impossible Body
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| Venue |
University of Newcastle, Drama Studio, Callaghan, NSW |
| First Date |
13 October 2004 |
| Opening Date |
13 October 2004 |
| Last Date |
23 October 2004 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional Training Schools/Colleges |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
After the performance piece God, the Doctor and the Impossible Body by Lynette Wallsworth. The action takes place entirely within the mind of the Self. She is told that she has breast cancer, and has three days to consent to having a breast removed. She relives incidents from her life - her childhood, her years of teenage rebellion, her first love, the joy of motherhood and the pain of post-natal depression, and the struggle to build a single life after her partner left her. Through recalling these experiences she gains awareness and finally succeeds in recalling an accident with a pony, whic |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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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 |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
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| Event Identifier |
82571 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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