Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries
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'Barry Humphries is perhaps the greatest comic genius of our age. Satirist, comedian and burlesque entertainer, he enthrals audiences across the globe. As housewife megastar Edna Everage, he savages-and enchants-all in his path. His shambolic diplomat, Les Patterson, shocks and titillates, while Sandy Stone, poignant chronicler of suburbia, can bring audiences to tears. Yet Humphries, the man, remains an enigma. In his fifty years performing, he has avoided scrutiny of his true self-and the influences that help shape his characters.

'One Man Show examines the life, and the aspirations, of this enormously talented artist. From his youthful pranks on the staid streets of Melbourne, the phenomenon that was Barry Mackenzie, and the dark years of alcoholism, through to his successes on television and Broadway, this finely drawn portrait reveals the truth of Humphries′ world. It is the definitive story of a mysterious individual and his theatrical magic.' (From the publisher's website.)

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    • Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 2010 .
      Extent: 464p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: 1 September 2010.
      • Includes index.
      • Includes bibliography.
      ISBN: 9780733325915 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Untitled Martina Lipton , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , December vol. 35 no. 4 2011; (p. 552-553)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Untitled Richard White , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 5 no. 2 2011;

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Growing Up with Dame Edna's Boy Anne Pender , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 January 2011; (p. 14-15)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Barry by Edna: The Latest Biography of Barry Humphries Ian Britain , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2010 - January 2011 no. 327 2010; (p. 51-52)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Biography Christina Houen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 November 2010; (p. 29)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Untitled Dani Soloman , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , July vol. 89 no. 9 2010; (p. 39)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Man of Many Funny Masks Ross Fitzgerald , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 September 2010; (p. 36-37)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Ain't Nothing Like a Dame Ron Cerabona , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 October 2010; (p. 26-27)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Review of the Week John Bailey , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 17 October 2010; (p. 20)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Biography Christina Houen , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 27 November 2010; (p. 29)

— Review of One Man Show : The Stages of Barry Humphries Anne Pender , 2010 single work biography
Absurd Moments: In the Frocks of the Dame Steve Meacham , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15 September 2010; (p. 14)
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