The Spalding Family Album

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Event The Spalding Family Album
Venue Playbox Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 26 September 1979
Last Date 20 October 1979
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two plays - "Forget Me Not" and "Esther", written by Melbourne writer and academic Colin Ryan. Both plays are set in a small country town at the beginning of the twentieth century, and portray the extraordinary Spalding-Carter family. Sisters dominate the family dynamic, particularly Esther, who was suspected of murdering her three husbands as well as many more male acquaintances. The plays premiered at La Mama before Ryan combined them into a single production.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kimlarn Frecker Actor Rose Augusta Grimpole
Anna Gilford Actor Esther Gertrude Spalding
Shirley Grange Actor Phoebe Curlew
John Lindsay Actor William Oscar Middleton
Anna Mizza Actor Annie Priscilla Carter
Jo-anne Moore Actor Beatrice Elizabeth Carter
Stephen Oldfield Actor Archie Carason
Johnny Quinn Actor James Frederick Albert Spalding
Jenny Seedsman Actor Sarah Wholesworth Carter
Neil Grigg Costume Designer
Anna Senior Costume Designer
Robert Chuter Devisor
Robert Chuter Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Cliff Kelsall Lighting Designer
Peter Jago Milliner
Angela Gill Musician: Pianist
Colin Ryan Playwright
Sue Splatt Stage Manager
Anne Ryall Vocalist
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1979
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 115133