The Heidi Chronicles

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Event The Heidi Chronicles
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 17 May 1990
Opening Date 19 May 1990
Last Date 16 June 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Follows the life of Heidi, who, after graduating from school in the mid 1960's, realises that through the women's movement, she can have it all. "Documents the evolution of the 'baby boomer' generation who grew up in the 1950s, protested in the 1960s, became self-obsessed in the 1970s and represented the establishment of the 1980s".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Historical
Subjects Feminism
Women
Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Merridy Eastman Actor
Jo Kennedy Actor
Robert Menzies Actor
Danny Nash Actor
Sarah Peirse Actor
Pamela Rabe Actor
Rodney Sharp Actor
Alison Whyte Actor
Gregory Osborne Assistant Stage Manager
Anna French Costume Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Wendy Wasserstein Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Richard Roberts Set Designer
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Andrew Barker Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First produced off Broadway in 1988
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1990
Programme
Cast List MTC Records
Data Reviewed By Jonathan Bollen (JonathanBollen) on 13 October 2013
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 12057