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y separately published work icon Tristram Shandy - (Gent) : A Theatricalisation of the Work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern single work   drama  
Adaptation of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Laurence Sterne , 1759 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1981... 1981 Tristram Shandy - (Gent) : A Theatricalisation of the Work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern
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Play with music.

An adaptation of the Laurence Sterne's 18th-century novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, the play was advertised as the 'craziest Shaggy Dog or Cock-n-Bull story ever told. The work was initially developed by Robertson (ca. 1981) in collaboration with members of the Australian Performing Group (APG).

Notes

  • First produced at the Nimrod Street Theatre, Sydney, August/September 1982. The music (including songs) for this production was composed by Simon Eddy (q.v.). Later productions include : Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne (1988).

  • Dedication: This work is dedicated to: Shannish Lune, Finn, Motherhood & Mirth.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1981
    • Montmorency, Lower Plenty - Eltham area, Melbourne - Northeast, Melbourne, Victoria,: Yackandandah Playscripts , 1986 .
      Extent: 82, [5] p.p.
      Written as: Tim Robertson M.A. (Failed)
      Note/s:
      • The appendices are entitled 'Fugitive Scenes as Noted at Foote. Including the musick and verses of Lilliburlera with Short History of same.'
      • 'With annotations and amendments by Craig Slawkenbergius of Burke and Wills Institute of Technology and Mortimer Momus, Heraldry Correspondent for the Lancet.' (t.p.)
      • Foreword by Anne Godfrey-Smith.
      ISBN: 0868050415
      Series: y separately published work icon Yackandandah Playscripts Series 5 Yackandandah Playscripts (publisher), Montmorency : Yackandandah Playscripts , 1986 Z918385 1986 series - publisher drama
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Works about this Work

Dirty Young Gent Jennifer Ellison , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 March vol. 110 no. 5613 1988; (p. 103)
— Review of Tristram Shandy - (Gent) : A Theatricalisation of the Work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern Tim Robertson , 1981 single work drama
Dirty Young Gent Jennifer Ellison , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 March vol. 110 no. 5613 1988; (p. 103)
— Review of Tristram Shandy - (Gent) : A Theatricalisation of the Work-in-progress of Rev. Laurence Stern Tim Robertson , 1981 single work drama
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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