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1956
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Created and performed a number of characters for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Mrs Everage (foundations for Dame Edna, Barry McKenzie, Lance Boyle
and Sir Less Patterson were some of the characters involved.
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1957
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Joined the Sydney Philip Revue Theatre, the first satirical comedy theatre in
Australia. Performed in Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" as Estragon.
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1959
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Journeys to Venice to do a few productions.
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1960s
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Performed in productions such as Oliver! and Maggie May
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1967
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Performs as Fagan in Picadilly Theatre opposite a young man known as
Phil Collins who later became a famous musician.
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1969
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Performs a one-show at the Fortune Theatre, introducing Dame Edna for the
first time to the world. |
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1979
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A Night with Dame Edna becomes a smash hit earning Humphries the
prestigious Society of West End Theatres Award |
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1982
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Awarded the Order of Australia |
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1994
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Awarded the title of Honorary Doctorate by the Griffith University
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1982-1998
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Performs a series of Dame Edna shows:
- An Evening's Intercourse (1982)
- Back with a Vengeance (1987-1988)
- Look at me when I'm talking to You (1996)
- Edna, The Spectacle (1998)
- Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch (1998)
- Dame Edna's Work Experience (1998)
- Dame Edna's Hollywood (1998)
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1997
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Plays the role of Fagan again at the London Palladium
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