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Event

Whale Nation

Venue

Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC

First Date

27 March 1990

Last Date

7 April 1990

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Description

Roy Hutchins's ""expression of Heathcote Williams's poem concerning whales and humans and their catastrophic history is lyrically economical and admirably strict"".

Description Source

Reviewer's Opinion

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Secondary Genre

Poetry
One Person Show

Subjects

Whales

Organisations

Blue Seas Productions, Production Company
The British Council, Grant Body
The Adelaide Festival of Arts, Presenting Company
Victorian Arts Centre, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Roy Hutchins	Adaptor
John Dowie	Director
Anthony Matheson	Lighting Designer
Roy Hutchins	Performer
Heathcote Williams	Poet
Lesley Fairbairn	Producer
Janice Flint	Set Designer
Eddi Piper	Stage Manager

Resources

Review: Jeremy Eccles, The Adelaide Review, 1 March 1990
Review: Mardy Amos, Sunday Times, 25 February 1990
Review: Mary Nemeth, Financial Review, 23 February 1990
Review: Mike van Niekerk, The West Australian, 22 February 1990
Review: Peta Koch, Courier Mail, 7 February 1990
Review: Peter Ward, The Australian, 21 February 1990
Review: Robert Housley, The Daily News, 20 February 1990
Review: Sue Gough, The Bulletin, 27 February 1990

Text Nationality

England

Production Nationality

England

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record	February 1990
Programme

Data Reviewed By

Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 11 February 2012

Event Identifier

98080

Dataset

AusStage