 Event |
Other Places: One for the Road / Victoria Station / A Kind of Alaska
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| Venue |
Athenaeum Theatre Two, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Other Places |
| First Date |
14 February 1985 |
| Last Date |
4 May 1985 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
One for the Road: Set in a total dystopia, it tells of the brutal and shocking silencing of one family who dares to speak out against the government. Victoria Station: dialogue between a bewildered taxi driver and the exasperated dispatcher who is trying, without success, to direct him to a waiting fare. A Kind of Alaska: study of a middle-aged woman waking up after 30 years passed in a coma induced by sleeping sickness. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
One Act Plays
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| Subjects |
Illness
Memory
Political
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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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 |
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| Event Identifier |
79228 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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