Max

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Event Max
Venue Theatreworks, St Kilda, VIC
First Date 9 October 1990
Opening Date 9 October 1990
Last Date 3 November 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Max is 30 and intellectually handicapped. Max and his mother left their home when the rest of the family wanted Max institutionalised. Now they live in an inner city boarding house and earn their living selling newspapers on a city street corner.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Intellectual Disability
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jackie Kelleher Actor Mum
Ian Scott Actor Max
Greg Carroll Designer
Susie Dee Director
Tony Yap Graphic Designer
Greg Carroll Lighting Designer
Patricia Cornelius Playwright
Fritz Hammersley Production Manager
Jo Irving-Spray Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Playwright Patricia Cornelius came up with the idea for this play when she noticed what appeared to be a mother and her intellectually retarded son selling papers on a busy street corner.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure
Programme
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record October 1990
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 12706