 Event |
The Truce
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| Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
30 September 1981 |
| Opening Date |
30 September 1981 |
| Last Date |
21 November 1981 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Set in the old city of Warsaw on 7 - 9 October 1944 at the time when an exhausted Polish resistance had gaven up its 62 day struggle against the Germans. An anti-semitic aristocrat and a Jew are trapped in a basement in Warsaw as the Germans raze the city. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Racial discrimination
Racism
World War 2
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Geoffrey Hutton, No stopping Tasmania's one-man theatrical band, The Australian, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 29 September 1981, 12
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Review: Garrie Hutchinson, Theatre Australia, November 1981, 33
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Review: Leonard Radic, Adversity brings out sisterhood, The Age, 8 October 1981, 10
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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 |
| Cast List |
MTC Records |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
TRUCESM |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia |
| Book |
Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981 |
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| Event Identifier |
29764 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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