Me and My Friend

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Event Me and My Friend
Venue Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 16 April 1993
Last Date 1993
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A black comedy, the play explores the relationship between two 'odd' couples thrown prematurely out of hospital care. In the downstairs flat are Oz, who has never recovered from his mother's death, and Bunny, whose workaholism led to estrangement from his wife. Upstairs are Robin, a middle-class housewife who suffocated her own son, and Julia whose obsessive thoughts of men drew her into prostitution. In the first act we see the men conduct fantasy interviews for jobs they will never get, then in the second act, the women trying to make plans for a holiday. They all meet when Oz throws a disastrous party with the four desperately attempting the niceties of social intercourse.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Subjects Mental Illness
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ross Brannigan Actor Oz
Geoffrey Heath Actor Bunny
Toni Jones Actor Robin
Kerynn Walsh Actor Julia
Tony Geddes Director
Sheena Baines Lighting Designer Lighting and Sound
Gillian Plowman Playwright
Sheena Baines Sound Designer Lighting and Sound
Text Nationality England
Further Information This play won the 1988 Verity Bargate Award and was seen at the Soho Poly in 1990 and Chichester Festival Theatre in 1992.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 190184
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa