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'"The Ballad of Backbone Joe" tells a twisted tale of the apparent death, the murder no less, of a woman in a blood red dress. Set in the roaring carnival days of prewar Australia, in a small town's abattoir and boxing emporium, the tale unfolds through jigsaw narrative, film, visual trickery, bone-crunching slapstick, dark humour and the unique Rag 'n' Bone music and junkyard aesthetic of Melbourne-based, internationally acclaimed, trio The Suitcase Royale. Contra bass, banjo, guitar, accordion, drums and the ghostly voice of a reddressed vixen carry this broken-down truck of a show down the windy road of revenge.'
Source: Sydney Theatre Company, http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/
Sighted: 27/09/2010
Production Details
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Produced by The Suitcase Royale at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and at Wharf 2, Sydney, 25 September to 2 October 2010. The Sydney production was presented by Sydney Theatre Company as part of 'Next Stage'.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Chaotic Performance Still Packs a Punch
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 September 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of The Ballad of Backbone Joe 2010 single work drama
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Chaotic Performance Still Packs a Punch
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 September 2010; (p. 16)
— Review of The Ballad of Backbone Joe 2010 single work drama
Last amended 27 Sep 2010 10:06:32
Settings:
- Country towns,
- 1930s
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