Melburnalia single work   drama  
Note: Dramaturge: Melanie Beddie
Issue Details: First known date: 2007... 2007 Melburnalia
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'... [F]eaturing The CBD, Kew, St Kilda, Ringwood and Footscray. Melburnalia weaves together five specially commissioned new plays by outstanding local writers Kate Holden, Lally Katz, Ross Mueller, Tee O'Neill and Alice Pung.

These short works form a single theatrical journey which transits from suburb to suburb and uncovers a city with many faces. Each play illuminates the extraordinary within the ordinary: paraphernalia and miscellanea yield up their stories. From the grungy backalleys of St Kilda to the boulevards of Kew; first love in Footscray and betrayal in Ringwood; from the wide lanes of the Maroondah Highway to the narrow arcades of Degraves St; from heroin to homosexuality; library to laneway; sex work to stage work; bohemians to bogans to boat people to an Apocalypse Bear. Melburnalia is a thought- provoking exploration of the diverse localities, peoples and meanings that come together to form 'Melbourne'.'

Source; White Whale Theatre website, www.whitewhaletheatre.com (Sighted: 19/05/2009)

Production Details

  • First produced at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, Victoria, by White Whale Theatre, 1 November, 2007. Directed by David Mence

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First known date: 2007
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Related Works

Melburnalia No. 2 Andrea James , Hoa Pham , Danny Katz , Catherine Lazaroo , Aidan Fennessy , 2009 single work drama

'Written by a new quintet of outstanding Melbourne writers - Andrea James, Hoa Pham, Danny Katz, Kit Lazaroo and Aidan Fennessy - these specially commissioned short works form a single theatrical journey through the decades, over the fences, under the awnings and into the collective psyche of our city.'

The five works on places in Melbourne are 'Birrarung' by Andrea James; 'Maribyrnong' by Hoa Pham; 'Caulfield' by Danny Katz; 'Presto' by Kit Lazaroo; 'Mentone' by Aidan Fennessy.

Source: White Whale Theatre website, www.whitewhaletheatre.com (Sighted: 19/05/2009)
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Works about this Work

Coming Up John Bailey , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 May 2009; (p. 18)
Coming Up John Bailey , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 May 2009; (p. 18)
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