Present Laughter

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Event Present Laughter
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 29 November 1990
Opening Date 1 December 1990
Last Date 22 December 1990
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Follows a few days in the life of successful and self-obsessed actor Garry Essendine as he prepares to travel for a touring commitment. Amid a series of events bordering on farce, Garry must deal with interruptions from numerous women who want to seduce him (including the stagestruck young girl, Daphne Stillington, and the devious Joanna Lyppiatt), placate his long-suffering secretary Monica Reed, avoid his estranged wife Liz Essendine, be confronted by a crazed young playwright named Roland Maule, and overcome his fear of his own approaching fortieth birthday.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Romantic
Subjects Actors
Playwrights
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Andrews Actor Fred
Julia Blake Actor Monica Reed
Nicholas Eadie Actor Morris Dixon
Paul English Actor Roland Maule
Jan Friedl Actor Miss Erikson / Lady Salburn
John Gaden Actor Garry Essendine
Tim Hughes Actor Henry Lypplatt
Barbara Stephens Actor Liz Essesndine
Nicki Wendt Actor Joanna Lypplatt
Alison Whyte Actor Daphne Stillington
Emma O'Neill Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Gale Edwards Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Jeff Busby Photographer
Noel Coward Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Coordinator
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Tanya Leach Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record December 1990
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 12994