Love of My Life

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Event Love of My Life
Venue Narrabundah College, Narrabundah, ACT
First Date 17 April 1980
Last Date 19 April 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Community
World Premiere No
Description A two-handed play written specifically for the Senior Citizens of the region, which traces the story of Helen and Albie, two hospitalised elderly people and their struggle for identity despite institutionalization. Age does not become a restriction in this struggle, but a rich source from which to discover new truths and directions.
The two actors "spend Act 1 in hospital in bed, in wheelchairs"
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Aged
Physical Disability
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Swann Actor Albie O'Connell
Julia Taphouse Actor Helen Thorpe
Robert Perrier Director
Mark Shirrefs Mechanist
Philip Wardle Mechanist Assistant
Barbara Conyngham Playwright
Lloyd Suttor Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Hope Hewitt for The Canberra Times, Sat 19 Apr 1980, page 17. "A kind heart for human suffering"
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 145720