Visualising the story of theatre in Sydney: Venues, repertoire and change, 1920-2020

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Title Visualising the story of theatre in Sydney: Venues, repertoire and change, 1920-2020
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Abstract/Description Theatre is sometimes imagined as an art form at risk. From movies and television to global pandemics, these risks to theatre are significant and their impact on production is real. In Sydney, which provides a locus for this study, the arrival of talking pictures in the 1920s and the advent of broadcast television in the 1950s coincided with the demise of commercial enterprises and the demolition of old theatres in the city centre. More recently, the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on theatre programming and venue management is playing out across the city.
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Publisher Australasian Drama Studies
Volume 78
Page 72-109
Date Issued May 2021
Language English
ISSN 0810-4123
Citation Jonathan Bollen, Visualising the story of theatre in Sydney: Venues, repertoire and change, 1920-2020, Australasian Drama Studies, 78, May 2021, 72-109
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Resource Identifier 79376