The Disappeared

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Event The Disappeared
Venue New South Wales, NSW
First Date 14 February 1982
Last Date 8 May 1982
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Written by David Holman, one of English TIE's leading writers...his subject is political imprisonment, and his setting is Argentina at the time of the World Cup soccer in Buenos Aires in 1978. 15000 people have disappeared in the country since the military regime came to power, many of them arrested in the clean up of likely dissidents before the playing of the Cup. The play tells the story of a history teacher at a shanty town school, who with one of his students is arrested for allegedly helping another teacher to escape from a detention centre.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Theatre in Education
Subjects Education
Freedom of speech
Genocide
Human Rights
Political
Schools
Sexual abuse
South America
Sport
Unions
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rosemary Blundo Actor
Marian Dworakowski Actor
Christian Manon Actor
Michele Millner Actor
Ross O'Donovan Actor
Dallas Lewis Designer
Don Mamouney Director
David Holman Playwright
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Sidetrack Archive Box 1
Event Identifier 91700