The Dream Menagerie

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Event The Dream Menagerie
Venue The Courier Mail Spiegeltent, Brisbane, QLD
Umbrella Event Brisbane Festival 2011
First Date 4 September 2011
Opening Date 6 September 2011
Last Date 24 September 2011
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Spiegeltent situated in King George Square, Brisbane. Comic circus cabaret show loosely evoking the Mechanic's Play of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' crossed with Tod Browning's film 'Freaks'. Comedy, circus acts (contortionist, sword-swallowing, acrobatics) plus a donkey and untypical bodies, large and small.
Description Source Personal Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Cabaret
Circus
Festival
Clowning
Subjects Fantasy
Shakespeare
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Frodo Circus Style Performer
Imaan Hatchiti Circus Style Performer
Derek Ives Circus Style Performer
Derek Scott Circus Style Performer
Genevieve Thackwell-James Circus Style Performer
Joshua McIntosh Costume Designer
Scott Maidment Director
Trent Arkleysmith Musician
Scott Maidment Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Brisbane Festival3-24 September 2011
Event Identifier 94747
Dataset AusStage