Misanthropology single work   drama   humour   satire  
Issue Details: First known date: 2011... 2011 Misanthropology
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'Misanthropolology' is 'a kind of twisted social autopsy, examining the stranger cultural rituals we find ourselves performing. Only Eddie Perfect could persuade us of the cathartic nature of tearing the wings off Australia's most sacred blowflies and watching them crawl around the carpet.'

Source: 2011 Sydney Festival website, http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/
Sighted: 04/01/2011

Notes

  • For audiences 18+.
  • Eddie Perfect won the 2011 Helpmann Award for Best Cabaret Performer for his performance in 'Misanthropology' at the 2011 Sydney Festival.

Production Details

  • World premiere performed at The Famous Spiegeltent, Sydney Festival, previews 9-12 January 2011, main season 13-16, 18-23, 25-30 January 2011. Director: Craig Ilott.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Comedy D. J. , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Solemnly Swear Phil Brown , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 13 -19 July no. 841 2011; (p. 14)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Search for Perfection Geoff Shearer , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 - 29 May 2011; (p. 3)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama ; Offspring Debra Oswald , Tony McNamara , Leon Ford , Ben Chessell , Jonathan Gavin , Michael Lucas , Christine Bartlett , Tommy Murphy , Kylie Needham , Ian Meadows , Charlie Garber , Samantha Strauss , Li-Kim Chuah , Rachel Givney , Alice Bell , 2010 series - publisher film/TV
The Misanthropic Microscope Is Once Again Trained on Melbourne's Self-Congratulatory Middle Class Raymond Gill , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 April 2011; (p. 15)
Raymond Gill compares the comedic talent of Eddie Perfect (as displayed in 'Misanthropology') with that of an earlier Melbourne satirist, Barry Humphries.
Comedy Offensive Kathy Evans , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 19 March 2011; (p. 14-17)
Perfect Foil to Modern Imperfections Lenny Ann Low , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 January 2011; (p. 14)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Visual Stimulation is Not Quite perfect Deborah Jones , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 17 January 2011; (p. 15)

— Review of My Bicycle Loves You Beatrix Christian , Patrick Nolan , Anna Tregloan , Legs on the Wall , 2011 single work musical theatre ; Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Search for Perfection Geoff Shearer , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 - 29 May 2011; (p. 3)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama ; Offspring Debra Oswald , Tony McNamara , Leon Ford , Ben Chessell , Jonathan Gavin , Michael Lucas , Christine Bartlett , Tommy Murphy , Kylie Needham , Ian Meadows , Charlie Garber , Samantha Strauss , Li-Kim Chuah , Rachel Givney , Alice Bell , 2010 series - publisher film/TV
Solemnly Swear Phil Brown , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 13 -19 July no. 841 2011; (p. 14)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Comedy D. J. , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 July 2011; (p. 26)

— Review of Misanthropology Eddie Perfect , 2011 single work drama
Some Perfectly Formed Views Adam Fulton , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 31 December 2010; (p. 11)
Comedy Offensive Kathy Evans , 2011 single work biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 19 March 2011; (p. 14-17)
The Misanthropic Microscope Is Once Again Trained on Melbourne's Self-Congratulatory Middle Class Raymond Gill , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 April 2011; (p. 15)
Raymond Gill compares the comedic talent of Eddie Perfect (as displayed in 'Misanthropology') with that of an earlier Melbourne satirist, Barry Humphries.
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