 Event |
Netherwood
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| Venue |
The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
11 June 1983 |
| Last Date |
25 June 1983 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Netherwood is a house with a past: mystery, madness, comedy and suspense all play their part in the lives of its inhabitants. Patrick White creates a powerful modern parable of good and evil against a background of contemporary Australian society. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Book: Jim Sharman, Blood and Tinsel, The Miegunyah Press, Carlton, Victoria, 2008
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Collection: Netherwood, State Theatre Company of South Australia, June 1983
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Programme: Netherwood, Flinders University, Library Special Collections
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Review: H G Kippax, White play dwindles into thesis, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June 1983
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Review: H G Kippax, White play still disappoints, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 January 1984
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Review: John Moses, Ship of fools becalmed by odd lack of mystery, The Australian, 23 January 1984
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Review: Julian Stuart, Lighthouse hits the high lights again, The News, 14 June 1983
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Review: Leonard Radic, White's words of warning, The Age, 14 June 1983
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Review: Michael Morley, Too much and yet too little, The National Times, 24 June 1983
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Review: Peter Farrell, Bleak tapestry shot with fire, The Advertiser, 13 June 1983
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Review: Peter Ward, Netherwood is White magic, The Australian, 13 June 1983
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The Playhouse venue was sometimes referred to as The Lighthouse at this time. This production also toured to Sydney, opening at the Seymour Centre's Everest Theatre in January 1984.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| CV |
Michael Fuller CV |
| Book |
Patrick White, Netherwood, Currency Press, Paddington, NSW, 1983 |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
NETHERWPW |
| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
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| Event Identifier |
76704 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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