Big and Little

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Event Big and Little
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 24 September 1988
Opening Date 28 September 1988
Last Date 5 November 1988
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "A journey in 10 scenes, charting the course of a woman's disintegration as she tries to come to terms with changes in her perception and expectations of herself".
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Contemporary
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jeanette Cronin Actor Female Research Assistant / The Girl
Drew Forsythe Actor The Man / Male Research Assistant / Bernard
Michael Gow Actor The Turk / The Boy / Albert
Jennifer Hagan Actor The Woman / The Old Woman / Meggy
Gillian Jones Actor Inge / Josephine
Norman Kaye Actor The Old Man / Wilhelm
Geoff Morrell Actor Guitar Player / A Young Man / Man
Robyn Nevin Actor Lotte
Kirrily Nolan Actor The Fat Woman / Turk's Wife
John Stanton Actor Paul / The Turk / Alf / Doctor
Marian Dworakowski Assistant Director
Melinda Fedorow Assistant Stage Manager
Sam Mallet Composer
Anthony Jones Costume Designer
Harald Clemen Director
May-Brit Akerholt Dramaturg/e
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer
Botho Strauss Playwright
Peter Schultz Set Designer
Michael Kaempff Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information First staged in 1978 in West Berlin, where it was voted best German play of the year.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record September 1988
Brochure Sydney Opera House Diary Aug/Sept 1988
Production Company
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection Sydney Theatre Company programs
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 1482