Away

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Event Away
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 4 October 1990
Opening Date 5 October 1990
Last Date 27 October 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Set in 1967-68. The play opens with a school performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream and the great Shakespearean themes of suffering, regeneration and reconciliation persist. It's Christmas 1967 and time to re-enact the rituals of the summer holiday. Three Australian families set out separately but are driven together by a storm.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Michael Allen Actor Tom / Rick
Sally Cooper Actor Meg / Hotel Guest
Cliff Ellen Actor Jim / Hotel Guest
Evelyn Krape Actor Gwen / Leonie / 2nd Camper
Helen Morse Actor Coral
Jillian Murray Actor Vic / Hotel Guest / 4th Camper / Miss La Trobe
Ross Williams Actor Harry / Hotel Guest / 3rd Camper
John Wood Actor Roy / Hotel Guest / 1st Camper / MC
Grant Davis Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Vella Composer
Cordula Albrecht Costume Co-ordinator
Stephen Curtis Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Liz Pain Lighting Designer
Anthea Parsons Mechanist
Michael Gow Playwright
Robert Taylor Production Manager
Karen Trott Scenic Artist
Colin Orchard Set and/or Property Maker
Platon Paxinos Set and/or Property Maker
Ross Murray Stage Manager
Robert Taylor Stage Manager Replaced the SM Ross Murray from the 9th to 11th of October (4 shows).
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
AusStage Submit Form
Press Release
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1990
Programme
Event Identifier 12702
Dataset AusStage