Frank McKone - Theatre Reviews and Drama Education

Theatre criticism and commentary by Frank McKone, Canberra, Australia. Reviews from 1996 to 2009 were originally edited and published by The Canberra Times. Reviews since 2010 are also published on Canberra Critics' Circle at www.ccc-canberracriticscircle.blogspot.com AusStage database record at https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/1541

Thursday, 25 June 1998

1998: Barry Crocker in Almost a Legend

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Barry Crocker in Almost a Legend at the School of Arts Cafe, Queanbeyan.  Wednesday to Saturday June 24 - 27.     Where can you meet Nat Ki...
Thursday, 18 June 1998

1998: Play Strindberg by Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Play Strindberg by Friedrich Durrenmatt .  Director Neal Roach. New Erektions Fringe Season, Currong Theatre, June 18 - 22.  Professional.  ...
Saturday, 30 May 1998

1998: Feature article on Tim Stephens -Tim's in the Showbiz

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Tim's in the Showbiz - a day in the life of Tim Stephens at the School of Arts Cafe.  Youth Video Production Unit of the Cultural Centr...
Tuesday, 26 May 1998

1998: Honour the Grief Ceremony. Commentary - National Sorry Day

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Honour the Grief Ceremony .  National Sorry Day at Parliament House.  Marking the first anniversary of the "Bringing Them Home" Re...
Monday, 25 May 1998

1998: Cliffhanger by Mardi McConnochie

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  Cliffhanger by Mardi McConnochie.  The Jigsaw Company directed by Lynette Wallis at The Street Theatre, Thursday to Saturday May 28 - 30 a...
Sunday, 24 May 1998

1998: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

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Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett.  Paradox Theatre directed by Ian Carcary at Currong Theatre.  May 21-June 6, 1998, Wednesdays to Saturd...
Thursday, 7 May 1998

1998: Feature article - Interview with Tom Murphy

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 [Tom Murphy, later known as Tommy Murphy, went on to become a significant  Australian playwright. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Mu...
Monday, 4 May 1998

1998: Top-Secret Forensic-Science

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Top-Secret Forensic-Science .  Australian Federal Police at the Australian Science Festival May 4 - 6, 1998.     The scenario: Tom Stoewer, ...

1998: Science Smorgasbord

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Science Smorgasbord . The Artful Scientists: Travelling Science Shows for Schools.  Australian Science Festival May 2 - 6, 1998.     The Art...

1998: Mary Anning: A Curious Woman by Suzanne Roux

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Mary Anning: A Curious Woman .  Written and directed by Suzanne Roux. ?Cogito at the Australian Science Festival, May 2 - 6, 1998.     Top s...
Friday, 1 May 1998

Cosi by Louis Nowra

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Cosi by Louis Nowra.  Free-Rain Theatre Company at Currong Theatre, Gorman House, Thurs - Sat April 30 - May 9, 1998.     Nowra's play ...
Wednesday, 29 April 1998

1998: Mr Affogato by Full Tilt

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Mr Affogato by Full Tilt Performance Troupe.  The Street Theatre Studio 8.30 pm April 29 - May 9, 1998.     Whatever you do in the next wee...
Wednesday, 22 April 1998

1998: Yours Truly, Arthur Streeton.

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Yours Truly, Arthur Streeton   The letters of Sir Arthur Streeton between 1890 and 1942 selected and compiled by Anne Gray from the book Let...
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...
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