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'Bonegilla Migrant Reception Centre housed and trained refugees and migrants during Australia's post-war immigration boom. Tes Lyssiotis' powerful docu-drama Hotel Bonegilla was first performed at La Mama in August 1983 and still resonates in its commentary on Australia's complex relationship with migrants, refugees and immigration.'
Source: La Mama Theatre (2018 season).
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A multi-lingual play.
Production Details
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Produced at La Mama and the Universal Theatres, Melbourne, 1984 and has also toured nationally.
Director: Tess Lysiotis.
Revived by La Mama Theatre, Carlton, as part of their 50th birthday celebrations, 19-21 July 2017.
Director: Laurence Strangio.
Designer: Laurence Strangio.
Lighting: Georgia Rann.
Music: Dave Evans.
Cast: Carmelina Di Guglielmo, James Harvy, Robbie Micale, Eva Torkkola, Alex Tsitsopoulos, and Loukia Vassiliades.
The 2017 revival was produced again by La Mama Theatre (La Mama Courthouse), 22 August to 2 September 2018.
Crew as in 2017.
Cast: Sean Paisley Collins, Tatiana Kotsimbos, Luca Romani, Alex Tsitsopoulos, Loukia Vassiliades, and Martina Viglietti.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Portrait of Greek Women in Australia as Perceived through the Interplay of Local Writings, Oral History and the Imperative of Personal Experience
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Greeks in English Speaking Countries : Proceedings of the First International Seminar, Melbourne, 27-30 March, 1992 1993; (p. 117-129)
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A Portrait of Greek Women in Australia as Perceived through the Interplay of Local Writings, Oral History and the Imperative of Personal Experience
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Greeks in English Speaking Countries : Proceedings of the First International Seminar, Melbourne, 27-30 March, 1992 1993; (p. 117-129)
- Bonegilla, Wodonga area, North East Victoria, Victoria,
