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Adaptation of
The Tempest
1610-1612
single work
drama
Issue Details:
First known date:
1984...
1984
Beach Blanket Tempest
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In 'Beach Blanket Tempest', however, the central character is Vince Prospero, the duke of rock 'n' roll in Elvis-like proportions. He too is marooned on an island with his daughter, but their spirit is from a bottle and not a tree and her name is Gidget. She wants to be free and to ride the wild surf. Bleach Blanket is filled with catchy ballads, love duets, '60s rock 'n' roll and even a visit from the Supreme Beings as the spirits of earth, wind and fire. (Scott Howlett, 'Tempest Gets Funky', Hills Shire Times (12 February 2002): 40).
Production Details
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First produced by the New Moon Theatre Company and toured all over Queensland, the Northern Territory, Adelaide and finally Sydney. It was revived in the early 1990s.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Art of the Theatre : Helmut Bakaitis
2016
single work
biography
— Appears in: Players : Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film 2016; 'Helmut Bakaitis is an actor, writer and director. He arrived in Australia at the age of six in 1950 on board the Wooster Victory, a special vessel for displaced persons. His parents fled Lithuania in 1943 in fear of the advancing Russian army, and during their journey, Helmut was born in the town of Lauban near Dresden in Germany, (it became Luban and is now in Poland). Bakaitis spent his first five years in transit camps run by the UN in Germany and Austria, as his father worked as a translator.(1) In Australia as a boy Bakaitis found life difficult. He was persecuted because of his name and his accent and as a result, he immersed himself in books and movies. He would sneak off from home in Bankstown on Saturdays to go to the cinema on his own. When his mother discovered he had watched Those Redheads From Seattle she banned him from the movies. But a few years later his parents purchased the Pacific Milk Bar next door to the Kings Cinema in Balmain. As a teenager he would dash in to the movies and rush out again five minutes before interval in order to help serve milkshakes and coffee to the cinema patrons.' (Introduction) -
Shakespeare Rattle 'n' Roll
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 August 1991; (p. 44)
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
TN! Misses the Surf with Mixed-Up Bard
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 August 1988; (p. 16)
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
Review : Beach Blanket Tempest
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Time Off (University of Queensland Students Union) , 2 September 1988;
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
Review : Beach Blanket Tempest
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Gold Coast Bulletin , 26 August 1988;
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre
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Storm in a Teen-Cup
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 22 August 1988; (p. 12)
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
Review : Beach Blanket Tempest
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Gold Coast Bulletin , 26 August 1988;
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
Review : Beach Blanket Tempest
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Time Off (University of Queensland Students Union) , 2 September 1988;
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
TN! Misses the Surf with Mixed-Up Bard
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 19 August 1988; (p. 16)
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
Shakespeare Rattle 'n' Roll
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 22 August 1991; (p. 44)
— Review of Beach Blanket Tempest 1984 single work musical theatre -
The Art of the Theatre : Helmut Bakaitis
2016
single work
biography
— Appears in: Players : Australian Actors on Stage, Television and Film 2016; 'Helmut Bakaitis is an actor, writer and director. He arrived in Australia at the age of six in 1950 on board the Wooster Victory, a special vessel for displaced persons. His parents fled Lithuania in 1943 in fear of the advancing Russian army, and during their journey, Helmut was born in the town of Lauban near Dresden in Germany, (it became Luban and is now in Poland). Bakaitis spent his first five years in transit camps run by the UN in Germany and Austria, as his father worked as a translator.(1) In Australia as a boy Bakaitis found life difficult. He was persecuted because of his name and his accent and as a result, he immersed himself in books and movies. He would sneak off from home in Bankstown on Saturdays to go to the cinema on his own. When his mother discovered he had watched Those Redheads From Seattle she banned him from the movies. But a few years later his parents purchased the Pacific Milk Bar next door to the Kings Cinema in Balmain. As a teenager he would dash in to the movies and rush out again five minutes before interval in order to help serve milkshakes and coffee to the cinema patrons.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 1985 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Dramatic Presentation
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