Production still for "Cho Cho San". Danny Nash as Pinkerton. Photographer: Jeff Busby
Cho Cho San (1987)
By Daniel Keene
09 February 1987 – 07 March 1987 Studio Theatre
Playbox Theatre Company, Handspan Theatre, Company B Belvoir, Zoo Productions,
Theatre Musical Opera Co-Production
Original Description:
Cho Cho San is an exotic tale of love from timeless Japan splashed with the colours of Australian inspiration. Although set in an oriental environment Cho Cho San is designed to speak to an Australian audience in the '80s about love, marriage and relationships.
A music drama based on the Madame Butterfly story, in a new, expanded production following the Handspan Theatre premiere in 1984. Victorian regional tour from 9 March thanks to the Victorian Arts Council; then Belvoir Street Theatre from 22 April, presented by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and Company B. Cho Cho San also toured to Canberra and Hobart in 1987. In 1988, the play toured to China, Northern Territory, Perth and Adelaide.
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Cast
Creatives
Playwright
Assistant Choreographer
Composer
Composer
Assistant to the Designer
Director, Designer
Puppeteer, Puppet Maker
Production Manager
Lighting Designer
Saxophonist
Costume Designer
Percussionist
Assistant Director
Puppet Maker, Puppet Designer
Choreographer
Stage Manager
Sound Designer
Tour Manager
Musician
General Manager