Death Takes a Holiday

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Event Death Takes a Holiday
Venue Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD
First Date 30 March 1939
Opening Date 30 March 1939
Last Date 31 March 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description It is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which he falls in love with a beautiful girl and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The mood of the play is established with remarkable skill and while it is charged with exciting moments, it is a perfect background for a love story that is as simple as it is appealing. The character who symbolizes Death is a very human person, with no conventional claptrap dragged in for mere effect. Here is a play that stimulates discussion and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy of the problems of l
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Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alberto Casella Playwright
Barbara Sisley Producer
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This was the opening production of the Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society's 1939 season.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 110631