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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1987

218 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 11

Scream Test Footbridge Theatre

Tharunka · Monday 13 April 1987 · page 27

At some time during your school career, you probably went to a really lousy school play. You went because your little sister was doing the lighting, or because you had a crush on Mr McSomething the music teacher, who'd…

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Theatre a Majority of One

Tharunka · Monday 13 April 1987 · page 27

I've tried, really tried to find something constructive to say about this play but it is just not possible. The play concerns an American Jewish widow (Valerie Newstead) and a Japanese widower (Barry…

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THEATRE Making political theatre

Tribune · Wednesday 15 April 1987 · page 11

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, a play by Stephen Lowe currently playing at the New Theatre, is based on the classic of the same name by Robert Tressel. It is the story of a gang…

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THEATRE Deep Bells Ring -- an outstanding hit

Tribune · Wednesday 15 April 1987 · page 15

DEEP BELLS RING an Art and Working Life Project, at Princess Theatre, Brisbane. Reviewed by DON HENDER…

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Theatre Times Murphy unfair to Oz ballet, Robbins unfair to Murphy

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 16 April 1987 · page 16

These have been richly rewarding weeks at the ballet, with two programs each from Graeme Murphy’s always exciting and innovative Sydney Dance Company ana Maina Gielgud’s high standard, though not always so exciting, Australian Ballet (AB)…

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Theatre Time Gutsy Theatre in Oxford St Basement

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 April 1987 · page 15

The Globe Theatre, under an Oxford Street, Darlinghurst eatery, seats 65 people, which is too few for Peta Toppano and husband Barry Quin to play to in the gutsy contemporary American two-hander, Danny And The Deep Blue Sea…

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Readers Write a Forum of Opinion by Jewish Times Readers Foul Ball

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 April 1987 · page 16

I have no particular view on the merits of the decision by Hakoah to withdraw from the NSL. To a disinterested…

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Games Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 23 April 1987 · page 21

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) is likely to head the program at a gala 13th…

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TARTUFFE Performed by the Nimrod Theatre Co. At the Seymour Centre

Tharunka · Monday 27 April 1987 · page 27

Thoroughly entertaining. Well, I'm glad I got that off chest. I've been to four other live performances so far this year and this Is by far the best. Tartuffe Is the story of a conniving conman and criminal…

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Yiddish Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 April 1987 · page 17

Sir, - I am writing a book on the Yiddish “Shund” Theatre in New York (1884-1918). It is based on research of the plays of the two most…

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Theatre Times Salesman film confirms great talent of Miller

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 30 April 1987 · page 16

Starring Dustin Hoffman as Willie Loman, the new film Death Of A Salesman confirms, if confirmation were needed, the greatness of Arthur Miller the playwright, and the rating of…

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THEATRE Fast paced and ferociously funny

Tribune · Wednesday 6 May 1987 · page 11

SPARRING PARTNERS presented by the Street Arts Theatre Company at the Paint Factory, corner Montague Road…

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Theatre bows on critical play

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 May 1987 · page 7

HAIFA. - The Municipal Theatre will not perform its controversial play, Yehoshua Sobol’s The Palestinian, in Dusseldorf, West Germany,…

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The Arts Theatre A dying note

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 May 1987 · page 19

PLAYING FOR TIME (Tizmoret al Tnai) by Fania Fenelon. Adapted and directed by Shemuel Hasafri. Beersheba Municipal Theatre. THE HORRORS of the Holocaust, as depicted in film…

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Theatre Times Good and Bad Plays Both Worth Seeing

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 May 1987 · page 16

Tom and Viv, Michael Hastings’ view of the T. S. Eliot-Vivienne Haigh-Wood marriage is in many respects not a good play, yet it is fascinating because of the subject matter and the performances from a really superb cast. We’d strongly recommend it,…

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Super gift gives Moriah a new 150-seat theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 7 May 1987 · page 7

A major donation to the Moriah College new high school building fund was…

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THEATRE Benefit from different backgrounds

Tribune · Wednesday 13 May 1987 · page 11

The Sidetrack Company, based in Marrickville's Addison Road Community Centre, in Sydney, is presenting a special one-off performance of their new play Kin to raise…

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Song, Dance Celebration

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 May 1987 · page 22

A Zionist Youth Council spokesman Steve Klipin said he believed Sydney’s Jewish youth had…

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The Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Monotony Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 May 1987 · page 19

EINSTEIN by Gabriel Emmanuel. Directed by Howard Rypp. A Nephesh Theatre Company and Habimah co-production. At Habimah’s Habimartef…

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Theatre Times Rich variety in three new local shows

The Australian Jewish Times · Thursday 14 May 1987 · page 16

As if once again to answer those persistent persons who kneejerkily downgrade Sydney’s cultural life, we caught three quality shows in the space of as many…

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