FLYER - A HISTORICAL EVENING WITH LAURA DAVIS SIGNED

Overview

A white flyer with a portrait of Laura Davis, top left with text in red and black, giving background information about Laura and her relationship to the area, and her career in comedy, with a hand written Thank You, signed by her, underneath the text .Along the base is a coloured section with History House information, and City of Armadale logo.

Historical information

Laura Davis grew up in Roleystone before heading east to peruse a career in comedy. Where she has had great success. She won the Golden Gibbo award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2015, and in 2017 joined the writing team of Shaun Micallef's ABC show, Mad as Hell.
On 3 February 2018 Laura did a stand up show about how women have been represented in history at History House Museum.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2018.2
Item type
Material
Width
215 mm
Height or length
152 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Flyer heading [A historical evening / woth Laura Davis / Friday 3 February/ 7 - 9pm / History House Museum]. Hand written note [Thankyou for having me! / I learned so many / great new things. An / amazing opportunity / Laura Davis]

Statement of significance

The poster was used to advertise an evening with award winning Laura Davis as she delved into the past of local women and how history treated them. Laura grew up in Roleystone and in 2008, aged 19, won the Triple J Raw Comedy competition. she moved to Melbourne to peruse her career which has seen her perform around the country and internationally.
The poster represents and tells the story of a local resident who has built an interesting career and how History House has interpreted the history of Armadale and its collection.

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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