Brisbane's Lost City Theatres
Brisbane's Lost City Theatres

Author: Garry G Parsons

Publisher: Garry G Parsons

Published: 2015-09-24

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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'Going to the pictures', as we said back in the day, was a memorable childhood adventure because it meant either going to a big, city cinema with our parents or watching a double feature at the local fleapit on a Saturday afternoon. The latter brings back fond memories of rolling Jaffas down the aisles. Admission was only 20 cents and for 10 cents you could buy a drink and a packet of potato chips. But theatres have changed, as has the way movies are presented. Gone are the talented projectionists who dazzled us with real presentation skills. This book is a photographic depiction of how theatres used to be and how some of us think they still should be. Times have changed, but we will always have our silver-screen memories.

Theatre Australia (Un)limited
Theatre Australia (Un)limited

Author: Geoffrey Milne

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2021-12-28

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 900448583X

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Theatre Australia (Un)limited tells a truly national story of the structures of post-war Australian theatre: its artists, companies, financial and policy underpinnings. It gives an inclusive analysis of three ‘waves’ of Australian theatrical activity after 1953, and the types of organisations which grew up to support and maintain them. Subsidy, repertoire patterns, finances and administration, theatre buildings, companies, festivals and notable productions of the commercial, mainstream and alternative Australian theatre are examined state by state, and changes to governmental policy analysed. Theatrical forms comprise not only spoken-word drama, but also music theatre, comedy, theatre-restaurant, circus, puppetry, community theatre in several forms and new mixed-media genres: physical theatre, circus, visual theatre and contemporary performance. Theatre Australia (Un)limited is the first comprehensive overview of the fortunes of Australian theatre as a national enterprise, providing the industrial analysis of the ‘three waves’ essential for the understanding of the New Wave and of contemporary drama.

Theatres of Dust
Theatres of Dust

Author: Linda Hassall

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-10-29

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 9811661596

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Through a contemporary Gothic lens, the book explores theatre theories, processes and practices that explore; the impacts of continuing drought and natural disaster, the conflicts concerning resource extraction and mining and current political debates focussed on climate change denial. While these issues can be argued from various political and economic platforms, theatrical investigations as discussed here suggest that scholars and theatre makers are becoming empowered to dramaturgically explore the ecological challenges we face now and may face in the future. In doing so the book proposes that theatre can engage in not only climate change analysis and discussion but can develop climate literacies in a broader socio-cultural context.

Boy, Lost
Boy, Lost

Author: Kristina Olsson

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0702248932

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A powerful family memoir from the award-winning author of The China Garden Kristina OlssonOCOs mother lost her infant son, Peter, when he was snatched from her arms as she boarded a train in the hot summer of 1950. She was young and frightened, trying to escape a brutal marriage, but despite the violence and cruelty sheOCOd endured, she was not prepared for this final blow, this breathtaking punishment. Yvonne would not see her son again for nearly 40 years. Kristina was the first child of her motherOCOs subsequent, much gentler marriage and, like her siblings, grew up unaware of the reasons behind her motherOCOs sorrow, though PeterOCOs absence resounded through the family, marking each one. Yvonne dreamt of her son by day and by night, while Peter grew up a thousand miles and a lifetime away, dreaming of his missing mother. Boy, Lost tells how their lives proceeded from that shattering moment, the grief and shame that stalked them, what they lost and what they salvaged. But it is also the story of a family, the cascade of grief and guilt through generations, and the endurance of memory and faith."

Defiance
Defiance

Author: Connie Healy

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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Defiance: political theatre in Brisbane 1930-1962.

Words to Walk by
Words to Walk by

Author: Todd Barr

Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780702235177

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Nick Earls, Janette Turner Hospital, David Malouf, John Birmingham, Andrew McGahan, Thea Astley, Venero Armanno, Rebecca Sparrow, Thomas ShapcottFrom Malouf to McGahan, from Shapcott to Sparrow, Words to Walk Byunveils Brisbane through the lives and works of the city's best-loved authors. With 25 scenic walks through Brisbane's literary past and present, this pocket-sized guide is the essential accessory for walking enthusiasts, history and literary buffs alike.The walks, complete with detailed maps, span from the city to the bayside suburbs, covering Brisbane's landmark cultural and historical sites, while taking in the iconic sub-tropical landscape.Explore Brisbane's rich literary heritage by re-discovering your favourite novels, characters and settings, and learning about the writers who created them.

Interactions
Interactions

Author: Nicholas Grene

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9781904505365

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"For over fifty years, the Dublin Theatre Festival has been one of Ireland's most important cultural events, bringing countless new Irish plays to the world stage, while introducing Irish audiences to the most important international theatre companies and artists. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners, Interactions explores and celebrates the Festival's achievements since 1957 featuring essays on major Irish writers, directors and theatre companies, as well as the impact of visiting directors and companies from abroad. This book includes specially commissioned memoirs from past organizers and observers of the Festival, offering a unique perspective on the controversies and successes that have marked the event's history. An especially valuable feature of the volume, also, is a complete listing of the shows that have appeared at the Festival from 1957 to 2008."--BOOK JACKET.