Author: Beck, Deborah.
Title: Set in Stone: The Cell Block Theatre.
Description: Sydney University of New South Wales Press (UNSW Press), 2011. Paperback small quarto, thick stiffened covers, very good condition, sepia (brown-tinted) text-photos, colour illustrations, illustrated endpapers, slight bump base spine, minor edgewear corners. 234 pp. This is the story of how a derelict wing of Darlinghurst Gaol became the Cell Block Theatre, the hub of Australia's avant-garde music, theatre and dance scene in the 1960s and '70s. This Gaol was once home to Sydney's most notorious female criminals. Early performances were from artists such as John Bell, Yvonne Kenny, Peter Sculthorpe, David Malouf, Jim Sharman and Nick Cave. This very special book is the first book to look at this iconic cultural site and the ground-breaking works that came from its rough sandstone walls. The archival photos throughout the book and colour adverts on the endpapers help to tell this fascinating story. ISBN: 9781742232614

Keywords: performing arts, theatre, drama, art, homes, architecture, theatres, new south wales (nsw), sydney, darlinghurst 9781742232614


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