 Event |
The Crucible
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| Venue |
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, NSW |
| First Date |
20 May 1993 |
| Last Date |
16 June 1993 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A dramatization of a real event from history - the Salem witch trials of 1692, as an allegorical play or 'protest play' about Joe McCarthy's anti-communist purgings of the 1950s. |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Historical
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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 |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record |
May 1993 |
| Correspondence |
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| Programme |
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| Event Identifier |
25221 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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