An end to cycle of decadence? THEATRE
THE TIMING was unfortunate. Too fresh in mind were images of decadence, purience, amorality, the debasement of spiritual (and artistic) values,…
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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1990
257 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 13
Young Israelis — have ball may — travel to Australia BASKETBALL
MACCABI TEL Aviv Basketball Club may send its under-18 team to compete in a series of matches in Australia early next…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →Russian benefit concert attracts top artists
AUSTRALIAN singer Aura Levin and Russian pianist Anatoly Gelbak will perform in a benefit night at the Hakoah Club next month…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Echoes from Vienna Cafe Fledermaus: Wiener Kabarett. Written by and featuring Robyn Archer. Directed by Barrie Kosky. At the Belvoir St Theatre Sydney, Nightly (except Monday) 8pm, and 5pm & 8pm Sats and Sun 5pm only until August 26
What happened in the cafes of Vienna from 1890 to 1918 might have echoes for the end of the Twentieth Century…
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THE KLEZMER Conservatory Band will be coming to Australia in November for a limited tour. The Klezmers, all 13 of them, will be performing at the Sydney Convention Centre,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wherrett turns gloom into comedy THEATRE Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov A “version” by Aubrey Mellor Directed by Richard Wherrett Sydney Theatre Company Drama Theatre, Opera House
THIS WAS Richard Wherrett’s last job of directing for the Sydney Theatre Company as its artistic director, a position which he held, on…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Bernard Tapie a repris Adidas C'est Le Coup De Théâtre De L'été
La société d'articles sportifs ouest-allemand mondial) contrôle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Russian pop star for Hakoah benefit concert
Russian recording artist Leon Berger and his band will feature at the benefit night for Russian Jewish immigrants later this month…
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THE JEWISH Folk Centre Theatre Group is sponsoring a Yiddish Concert arranged by Oscar Borecki and Moshe Gitli at the Folk Centre, Woollahra on August 19, 3pm. Free. Enquiries: 389-3565…
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SEATS are filling fast for the Golden Jubilee Concert at North Shore Synagogue on August 19. The concert will feature Etz…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →One woman/man view of bad old days THEATRE Man to Man by Manfred Karge Translated by Anthony Vivis Directed by Neill Gladwin Ellen Cressy as Ella/Max Belvoir Street Down Stairs
WITH TEUTONIC discipline and tidiness, this one woman/man play started exactly on time (8.15) and ended exactly one hour later. In short time it covered a…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →Israel's Playwright of Dissent Israeli playwright Yehoshua Sobol is one of the most important Jewish writers in the world today. His play. Ghetto, has recently been performed in many countries and was selected as Play of the Year by London's theatre critics in 1989. Australian Jewish writer Colin Golvan met Yehoshua Sobol in Tel Aviv. They talked about politics, plays and passions. Excerpts from the interview, together with performed extracts from Sobol's plays, will be broadcast in Radio National's Helicon, on August 12, at 8.15pm, in a program titled Yehoshua Sobol — the Theatre of Dissent. Here, Golvan writes about his meeting with Sobol and previews some of the key elements of their discussion
ISRAEL, is an intensely political society. It comes as little surprise, given the great battle being fought out over its…
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Its 1990 and the Drama Theatre at the Opera House is chocked with a crowd ranging from pollies, socialites and pseudo-intellectuals with round glasses (despite not needing them), to your extremely average Aussie…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Tharunka Scrapbook Woodchoppers' Ball
A timber industry function at the Roundhouse last weekend ended in fine style when a bunch of drunken loggers decided to show us greenie students just what forest management is all about. Out they popped to get a few chainies from the back of the ute and it was all over before you could say "Koolangubra". Rumour has it that the Property Department is quite pleased with the effect…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →The Band of Holy Joy Positively
A return to the formula for Northern English soul. Similar to Fine Young Cannibals and Wet Wet Wet but without the charismatic vocals of Roland Gift or the lavish videos Wet Wet Wet produce…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Reviews April Showers Final Year NIDA Students Parade Theatre, NIDA
"April Showers" is a revival in the full sense of the word. The production is a fully self contained musical glimpse into the world of Australian variety theatre from the turn of the century through to the years of the Great…
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ROBYN ARCHER and Gerald English will appear in a double bill at the Seymour Theatre from August 30 to September 1…
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MORE THAN 270 people attended the Australasian Union of Jewish Students Ball held at the Wentworth Function Centre, University of Sydney, last Saturday night. The ball was organised by Peter Golovsky, Anna Golovsky,…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →Lulu’s tale brilliantly told OPERA Lulu by Alban Berg Concert Performance Sydney Symphony Orchestra Australian Opera
LULU BECAME a different opera in February 1979 when Friedrich Cerha’s completion of the Third Act was added to the Paris performance…
Continued on Trove, page 42 →Another chance to see Oz classic THEATRE Away by Michael Gow Directed by Nici Wood Q Theatre Company production Marian Street Theatre
A WAY has been around since 1986 and this is at least its fifth season in Sydney alone (if we count Penrith as part of Sydney)…
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