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Festival Director: Stephen Hall
The 1990 Festival of Sydney saw great local and international talent taking the stage. Well-known Australian actor Leo McKern performed in Boswell For The Defence and the United Kingdom’s Victor Spinetti, known for his roles in The Beatles’ films, performed his one-man show A Very Private Diary. Local audiences were also delighted by the stunning production of The Rover from the State Theatre Company of South Australia.
In new events, the Sydney Harbour Helmet Ride happened for the first time, with cyclists following the foreshore from Mrs Macquarie’s chair to Darling Harbour.
THEATRE
The Rover
Written by Aphra Behn
Directed by Gale Edwards
Designed by Ken Wilby and Mark Thompson
State Theatre Company of South Australia
Wallflowering
Written by Peta Murray
Directed by Carol Woodrow
Canberra Theatre Company
The Lover And The Beloved
Inspired by Carson McCullers' The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe
Inside-Out Theatre
A Very Private Diary
Directed by Ned Sherrin
Performed by Victor Spinetti
Boswell For The Defence
A play by Patrick Edgeworth
Directed by Frank Hauser
Designed by Kristian Fredrikson
Performed by Leo McKern
DANCE
Expressions Dance Company
Artistic Director: Maggi Sietsma
Sha Sha Higby
MUSIC
Symphony Under The Stars
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Stuart Challender
Hosted by Andrew Denton
Bacardi Festival Club
Rick Price, Raging Waters, The Swinging Sidewalks, Supermarket, Monica And The Moochers
Café Of The Gate Of Salvation
Coca-Cola Bottlers Dance Hall
Michelle Shocked
Midsummer Jazz
Monica and the Moochers, Supermarket
Rock 'n' Roll Picnic
Jon English, John Paul Young and The Eddys
Twilight Concerts
Wynton Marsalis
OPERA
ESSO Opera In The Park - La Boheme
The Australian Opera
Conductor: Myer Fredman
CIRCUS
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus
CELEBRATIONS
Australia Day Ceremony
Australia Day Concert
Australia Day Fireworks
Festival Outdoors: Children's Carnival
Festival Outdoors: Street Theatre
Perrier Writers' Week
The IBM Festival Information Centre
The Rocks Painters' Picnic
FILM
BHP Steel Outdoor Movie Season
SPORT
Australia Day 12m International Australia Day Challenge
Australia Day Regatta
NRMA Motorfest
OTC Schooner Race
Parade of Sail
The Coca-Cola Amatil Ferrython
The Sydney Harbour Helmet Ride
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