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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1988

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Dance Will Help Team to Maccabiah Games

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 29 July 1988 · page 19

THE SWINGING '60s are to be revived at what has been termed the “party of a life-time” at the Paddington Town Hall, Saturday, August 20…

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A “Royal” Chance for Ballet Lovers Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 29 July 1988 · page 18

THE ROYAL Ballet, Covent Garden, one of the great companies of the world, has not been to Australia since 1958, and then what…

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Brilliant Musical at Sea Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1988 · page 19

THE MARIAN Theatre has yet [?]other hit on its hands at Killara [?]th George Haimsohn and Robin [?]uiller’s words and Jim Wise’s…

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Mitchell and son in suspenseful drama THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1988 · page 18

THE PAST WEEK in the theatre has been richly rewarding with — aside from a visit to the Royal Ballet (reviewed on page 17) — two…

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Beehive... busy show of 1960s music test THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1988 · page 19

AT THE Footbridge, Dennis Smith is presenting six highpowered and versatile women (three from America, three local)…

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NEWS Historic IPO Masada concert to climax Israel's 40th year

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 5 August 1988 · page 3

WITH ACTORS Gregory Peck and Yves Montand as hosts, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) will perform a special…

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Theatre Moliere, Peguy, Marivaux Et Giraudoux Au Theatre Français

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 10 August 1988 · page 20

A l'heure où le public de Melbourne, de Canberra et de Brisbane s'apprêtent accueillir les Comédiens français dans "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", magnifiquement…

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Le Theatre Français De Melbourne En Septembre

Le Courrier Australien · Wednesday 10 August 1988 · page 9

Le Melbourne French Theatre qui, comme son nom t'indique, joue en français, se produira en Calédonie le mois prochain, 6 l'invitation de la Fédération…

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Arts and Entertainment Wealth of Theatre, with More to Come Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1988 · page 17

WE ARE LIVING in exciting times theatrically and otherwise. Sydney is enjoying a plethora of great classical presentations…

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Young Talent stars for youth concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 12 August 1988 · page 25

ARTISTS from the Young Talent Time Company are special guest performers at this year’s Youth Aliyah’s fifth annual Youth…

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Gillies Brings Fresh Life to “Fiddler” Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 19 August 1988 · page 15

SO HERE we are again in Anatevka, microcosm of a Jewish world that was and in some places perhaps still is; and in a…

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Owen Wilkes: Why Des Ball is wrong about US bases

Tribune · Wednesday 24 August 1988 · page 6

New Zealander OWEN WILKES has a worldwide reputation as an authority on electronic espionage facilities and arms control. He…

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Viennese Theatre

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 17

KARL BITTMAN, a key member of the now-defunct Viennese Theatre in Australia, will be guest speaker at a meeting of the…

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Boheme As Popular Musical Theatre Opera

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 16

THE AUSTRALIAN Opera’s current presentation of its 1970 production of Puccini’s La Boheme reaffirms the enormous potential…

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Superb quartet makes “hard times” jolly THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 17

IT TOOK the Sydney Theatre Company and the Australian Opera at the Theatre Royal half a day and half a night, dozens of…

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Bikel Concert

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 26 August 1988 · page 21

THEODORE BIKEL, American actor and singer will make his only appearance in Sydney at The Hakoah Club on Sunday, August 31…

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Amoral people of the money game THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1988 · page 17

BRITISH PLAYWRIGHT Caryl Churchill (Cloud Nine, Top Girls) has already had considerable success in London and New York with…

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Theatre the Ruffian on the Stair

Tharunka · Monday 5 September 1988 · page 32

Balmain Loft The Ruffian on the Stair is Joe Orton's first play. It is a dramatic farce which revolves around a couple…

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Concert Marine Orkest

Dutch Australian Weekly · Monday 5 September 1988 · page 13

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Mental mayhem at Bay Street THEATRE

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 September 1988 · page 26

SAM SHEPARD’S True West at Sydney’s off Broadway Bay Street Theatre packs a wallop. There is psychological and…

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