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Pictures, dances & concerts, 1997

162 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 9

Veteran show-stealer THEATRE The Food Chain

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 February 1997 · page 28

COINCIDENTALLY, veteran actor Bunney Brooke heads the alphabetical billing order for New York Jewish playwright Nicky Silver’s comedy The Food Chain at the…

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Go Dutch concert

Dutch Weekly · Monday 3 March 1997 · page 25

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Laugh test at Ensemble THEATRE Wrong for Each Other

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 March 1997 · page 26

REVIEWERS tend to cocoon themselves from audience reaction and steadfastly attempt to maintain objectivity;…

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classical concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 7 March 1997 · page 15

CLASSICAL concert for piano and violin staged by Friends of the Montefiore Home. Woollahra Montefiore Home, March 23. RSVP: Karen Jensen 9362 3777…

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THEATRE Corneille et Racine, à la Comédie Française

Le Courrier Australien · Monday 10 March 1997 · page 27

Les oeuvres-clés du répertoire classique se succèdent à la Comédie Française et ne se ressemblent pas. Il convient de rendre hommage à cette…

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Dark Russian “comedy” THEATRE The Seagull

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 March 1997 · page 30

WITH Neil Armfield directing a play which is still regarded, after almost 100 years, as a great classic, and with a cast that includes the likes of…

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Concert Time

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 14 March 1997 · page 8

THE 10th annual In One Voice Festival will be held this weekend at Caulfield Park. The annual festival, presented by Skif and Kadimah, celebrates Jewish culture and life…

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Second time around THEATRE Third World Blues

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 21 March 1997 · page 30

DAVID Williamson wrote two of his most popular plays, Don’s Party and The Removalists in 1971. The Melbourne Theatre Company commissioned Fiddlers…

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Melodrama at Marian Street THEATRE Dracula

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 March 1997 · page 28

THERE are pretend cobwebs and spiders, as well as a coffin and swirling green light, in the foyer of the usually staid Marian Street…

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variety concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 28 March 1997 · page 15

NSW Friends of Bezalel presents a concert of classical, folk and Yiddish music, Jewish Folk Centre, April 6, $15/$28 for two tickets. Anna 9130 4500, Elinor 9362 4208, Ray 9519 1605…

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Enright's play sparkles THEATRE Mongrels

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 April 1997 · page 30

NICK Enright’s hard-hitting and often very funny drama is…

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A musical legend The name Larry Adler is synonymous with the harmonica. Michael Rakusin caught up with him in Sydney on the eve of his concert tour

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 April 1997 · page 29

FOR a fortysomething, Larry Adler is a legend. The name is one of those that has recurred in my musical awareness throughout my…

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seniors concert

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 4 April 1997 · page 15

NORTH Shore Temple Emanuel 14th senior citizens concert, April 6, no charge, transport available. RSVP: Nola or Garry Braude 9417 2426, 015 073 018 (8am6pm)…

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Greading the Boards Theatre Reviews. Nuts

Tharunka · Tuesday 8 April 1997 · page 32

Why you should Watch Student Theatre or The Kernel of Theatre in a Nutshell Amongst the heady rush of essays, assignments and exams, there’s a subversive cult of students out there who are willing to slave 12 hours a day, for two weeks on end so that for five nights,…

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THEATRE La Panne, de Durrenmatt, au théâtre de l'Atelier

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 April 1997 · page 28

Une panne vous oblige à vous arrêter pour une nuit dans un petit village suisse. Le seul hôtel du patelin étant complet, vous en êtes réduit à…

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Un Concert

Le Courrier Australien · Thursday 10 April 1997 · page 15

de gala privé, le 27 mars à Paris, avec sur scène le gratin des musiciens internationaux, a célébré les 70 ans de Mstislav…

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arts THANKS for the MEMORIES Michael Rakusin talks with Phillip Sametz, vocalist with Sydney's pre-eminent Swing band, the NewTrocadero Dance Orchestra

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 31

I CAN see it so clearly, even now, more than thirty years later. My father stands in front of the bathroom cabinet, his face covered in shaving lather. He is probably around the age I…

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Meryl Tankard Redeemed Dance Furioso

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 33

THE widely acclaimed, Adelaide-based dancerchoreographer Meryl Tankard, who started her career…

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Dance party for under-18s

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 17

THE Velocity under-18s dance party is on again on April 19, featuring the winner of the Velocity DJ competition. The last Velocity party attracted more than 400 people…

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A serious comedy THEATRE Board Decision

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 11 April 1997 · page 31

ON MY calculations, Australian playwright Morry Swerdlin is 80 years of age and he didn’t start writing until he was 52…

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