Wednesday, 25 March 1998

1998: Prime Suspect by Duncan Ley

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Prime Suspect by Duncan Ley.  Canvas Sky Productions directed by Liz Bradley. Currong Theatre, Gorman House, March 25 till April 4, 1998.  ...
Friday, 20 March 1998

1998: Amendment to previous feature article on Canberra Dance Theatre

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Where has Canberra Dance Theatre come from, and where is it going?     CDT has been invited to appear in South Korea, presenting Journey , c...
Thursday, 12 March 1998

1998: Educating Rita by Willy Russell

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 Educating Rita by Willy Russell.  Paradox Theatre directed by Ivor Selby, with Margaret Forster and Peter Morris.  Currong Theatre, Gorman...
Monday, 9 March 1998

1998: Feature article on Stephanie Burridge, Canberra Dance Theatre

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Where has Canberra Dance Theatre come from, and where is it going?     On April 5 CDT will appear in South Korea, presenting Journey , chore...
Thursday, 5 March 1998

1998: Feature article on Gunnar Isaacson, Cultural Centre Queanbeyan

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Gunnar Isaacson - check your 1963 ABC TV program for the first and last time you saw his name in print.  Yet Isaacson's camera lit your ...
Wednesday, 4 March 1998

1998: Short feature on Shakespeare Globe Centre program

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The Shakespeare Globe Centre Australia has launched its 1998 program.  As in previous years, there will be the Shakespeare Globe Centre Yout...
Monday, 2 March 1998

1998: Wallpaper Stories by Lynette Wallis

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  Wallpaper Stories , written and directed by Lynette Wallis.  Jigsaw Theatre Company.  Touring ACT primary schools February 23 to March 21,...
Thursday, 26 February 1998

1998: Feature article on Dr Geoffrey Borny at the Australian National University

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A new drama is about to unfold at the Australian National University.  Senior Lecturer and Convenor of Drama and Theatre Studies, Dr Geoffre...
Thursday, 19 February 1998

1998: At the Crossroads by Jan Cornall

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At the Crossroads by Jan Cornall.  Women on a Shoestring directed by Camilla Blunden at the Street Theatre Studio, 8.30 pm February 18 - 28...
Wednesday, 18 February 1998

1998: Preview article for The Ghost Sonata by Judith Crispin-Creswell, directed by David Atfield

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Australian opera, according to composer Judith Crispin-Creswell, is more complex than traditional European work, because composers can have ...
Sunday, 1 February 1998

1998: Ubuntu by Golden Future Faces

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Ubuntu created and performed by South African youth theatre company Golden Future Faces.  Tuggeranong Arts Centre, Sunday February 1.    ...

1998: Man Friday by Adrian Mitchell

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Man Friday by Adrian Mitchell.  The Acting Company at Tuggeranong Arts Centre, February 1 - 8, 1998.     The value of a festival, like the ...
Sunday, 25 January 1998

1998: Black Elk Speaks by Christopher Sergel

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Black Elk Speaks by Christopher Sergel.  The Company at Weston Park.  Follow the red and black flags.     Black Elk Speaks has been post...
Thursday, 22 January 1998

1998: A Streetcar Named Datsun 120Y by Mary Brown; I Am The Shark, You Are The Prey by Kurt Shean

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A Streetcar Named Datsun 120Y by Mary Brown; I Am  The Shark, You Are The Prey by Kurt Shean.  Directed by Iain Sinclair for Elbow Theatre...
Friday, 19 December 1997

1997: Short Stabs Program 3 - Culturally Innovative Arts directed by David Branson

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Short Stabs Program 3.  Culturally Innovative Arts at Gorman House till December 20, 1997.     Convoy: Men in Cars and Trucks by Kathleen B...
Thursday, 11 December 1997

1997: The 1997 Bull 'n Bush Christmas Revue

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The 1997 Bull 'n Bush Christmas Revue , School of Arts Cafe, Queanbeyan.  Starring Graham and Norma Robertson, Jan Carey, Coralie Wood. ...
Thursday, 27 November 1997

1997: News report on Jenny Kay, finalist in Dolly/McDonalds Career Start contest

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 A Year 11 drama student at Hawker College, Jenny Kay , is in the running to win $20 000 to start her career in theatre.     The 1997 Dolly/...
Thursday, 20 November 1997

1997: Leader of the Pack - The Ellie Greenwich Musical

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 Leader of the Pack - The Ellie Greenwich Musical.  Phoenix Players at Belconnen Community Centre.  Amateur.     The Mills & Boon story...
Friday, 14 November 1997

1997: HAIR The Tribal Rock-Love Musical - Supa Productions

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HAIR The Tribal Rock-Love Musical.  Joint production by Tuggeranong Community Arts, SUPA Productions and The Street Theatre.  8pm at The St...
Wednesday, 5 November 1997

1997: Canberra Performance Poets at Tilley's Devine Cafe

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 Nurrunderi - the Milky Way - watches over us, reminding us of the need for ceremony and keeping up the lore which protects the country from...
Tuesday, 14 October 1997

1997: Autogeddon by Heathcote Williams - Splinters Theatre of Spectacle

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Autogeddon by Heathcote Williams.  Director, Patrick Troy.  Choreographer, Cheryl Heazlewood.  Splinters Theatre of Spectacle, Festival of ...
Wednesday, 8 October 1997

1997: Feature article on Roland Manderson, director Canberra Youth Theatre

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 "I think I've always been an extravert!"  Iconoclast extraordinaire, Roland Manderson will be remembered for his unlikely per...
Saturday, 4 October 1997

1997: News report on Tommy Murphy winning major award

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 Last night at The Street Theatre, Tom Murphy of Queanbeyan, a Year 12 student at St Edmunds College, Canberra, was named the Singapore Air...
Wednesday, 17 September 1997

1997: Preview of The Tempest, Bell Shakespeare

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 I think the Bell Shakespeare Company will blow up a storm this weekend with the opening of The Tempest .  Jim Sharman took The Tempest to ...
Thursday, 11 September 1997

1997: Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

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 Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen.  Paper Moon Productions at ANU Arts Centre, directed by Geoffrey Borny.  September 11 - 20, 1997, 7.30 pm.     Gho...
Friday, 5 September 1997

1997: An Ordinary Day by Franca Rame and Dario Fo and Can't Pay Won't Pay by Dario Fo

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An Ordinary Day by Franca Rame and Dario Fo and Can't Pay Won't Pay by Dario Fo.  Ugly Duckling and Canberra Independent Artists i...
Wednesday, 3 September 1997

1997: Waking up by Franca Rame and Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo

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Waking up by Franca Rame and Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo.  The Fo Festival at The Street Theatre Studio, September 3 - 13...
Thursday, 19 June 1997

1997: For God, Queen and Country by Tommy Murphy (when he was still Thomas)

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For God, Queen and Country by Thomas Murphy.  Canberra Youth Theatre, directed by Garry Fry.  Gorman House Arts Centre June 19 - 28, 1997. ...
Sunday, 25 May 1997

1997: The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

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The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare.  The Bell Shakespeare Company directed by Adam Cook at the Canberra Theatre.  May 24 - 31, 19...

1997: News item on the Swan Shakespeare Foundation of Australia

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Canberra is currently the Shakespeare capital of the nation.  The Bell Shakespeare Company has opened its national tour of The Winter's ...
Thursday, 22 May 1997

1997: Sitomania by Odd Productions

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Sitomania .  Odd Productions at the Currong Contemporary Arts Theatre, Gorman House.  May 22 - 24, 1997, at 8.00 pm with late shows on Frida...
Tuesday, 20 May 1997

1997: Short preview of Bell Shakespeare - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

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The Bell Shakespeare Company has grown four tentacles, two of which reach out to Canberra this week.  The main company opens its 1997 tour w...
Thursday, 8 May 1997

1997: Dimboola by Jack Hibberd

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Dimboola by Jack Hibberd at Woden Tradesmen's Union Club.  Thursdays only.  Tempo Theatre directed by Myles Leon.     Laid-ees an gennu...
Saturday, 3 May 1997

1997: Feature article on Australian National Playwrights' Conference '97

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 Something peculiar has been going on at this year's Australian National Playwrights' Conference , which ended last Saturday.  Retur...
Wednesday, 23 April 1997

1997: Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw

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 Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw.  Sydney Theatre Company, directed by Marion Potts.  Canberra Theatre Centre April 22 - 26, 1997.     A friend a...