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Event Rope
Venue Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW
First Date February 1944
Opening Date February 1944
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A thriller about two students who kill a fellow student "for thrills". They then hold a party, inviting his relatives and friends, while the body is hidden in a chest.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Thriller
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Leonard Bullen Actor
Bunny Campbell-Gray Actor
Kevin Healy Actor
Betty McDowall Actor
Dick Randolph Actor
Edwin Styles Actor
Katie Towers Actor
Leslie Victor Actor
Myra Morton Costume Designer
Patrick Hamilton Playwright
Alec Coppel Producer
William Constable Set Designer
Harry Short Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Further Information During this period, the term 'Producer' refers to the stage director and 'Director' is used to describe those people who produce or manage the venue, company and/or its productions.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 14744