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Issue Details: First known date: 2003... 2003 Tense Dave
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Dancing, acting and stagecraft are intertwined in a surreal narrative as 'anti-hero, Dave, a colourless and ungainly personality, finds himself in the midst of a collection of extreme characters, observing them with mute horror, gradually becoming entangled in their fantasies.' (http://www.chunkymove.com/WT00.html Sighted 12/3/04)

Production Details

  • First performed by Chunky Move at the Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, 2 -11 October, 2003. Choreographed and directed byLucy Guerin, Michael Kantor and Gideon Obarzanek.
  • Performances have followed at the Perth Festival, 17 - 21 February 2004, Brisbane Powerhouse from 27 February - 2 March 2004 and at Lincoln Hall, Portland State University, Portland Oregon, USA from 8 - 10 April 2004.

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First known date: 2003
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Works about this Work

How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
Dance on the Edge Stefan Treyvaud , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 February 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Delusion Yields Grandeur Gillian Wills , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 March 2004; (p. 13)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Angst a Million Shaunagh O'Connor , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 29 September 2003; (p. 90)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Tense ... Who Wouldn't Be? Jo Roberts , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Delusion Yields Grandeur Gillian Wills , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 March 2004; (p. 13)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Dance on the Edge Stefan Treyvaud , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 February 2004; (p. 4)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Obarzanek Treads His Own Path, And, Dance Is Optional Chris Boyd , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Financial Review , 18 October 2003; (p. 36)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Tense ... Who Wouldn't Be? Jo Roberts , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 October 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
Angst a Million Shaunagh O'Connor , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Herald Sun , 29 September 2003; (p. 90)
— Review of Tense Dave Tom Wright , 2003 single work drama
How Australian is It? Alison Croggon , 2010 single work essay
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 200 2010; (p. 55-62)
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