A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

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Event A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Venue The Playhouse Theatre, Hobart, TAS
First Date 31 March 1992
Opening Date 31 March 1992
Last Date 11 April 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Joe Egg - a severely handicapped child - and this sharp-edged treatment of the pain and the reward of it all is the result...Bri and Sheila
are the parents of Joe, who is
12 years old in body but from birth has been mentally a vegetable.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Mental Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Anderson Actor Bri
Gillian Hunt Actor Grace
Rachel Johnson Actor Joe
Ian McQueen Actor Freddie
Meredith McQueen Actor Pam
Fransina Voorpostel Actor Sheila
Simon Payne Assistant Stage Manager
Fiona Tulk Assistant Stage Manager
Peter Orpin Director
Christopher Hall Graphic Designer Poster / Programme
Richard Kowaluk Lighting Designer
David Orpin Lighting Operator/Technician
Peter West Lighting Operator/Technician
Peter Nichols Playwright
Pam Vincent Properties Master/Mistress
Margaret Payne Properties Officer
Merilyn Orpin Publicist
Philip Button Set and/or Property Maker
John Davidson Set and/or Property Maker
Christopher Hall Set Designer
Peter Orpin Set Designer
Reg Byers Stage Manager
Merilyn Orpin Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
The Noreen Le Mottee Collection Programme
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record April, 1992
Event Identifier 15736
Dataset AusStage