Too Young for Ghosts

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Event Too Young for Ghosts
Venue NIDA Parade 1 Rehearsal Rooms (1988-1999), Kensington, NSW
Umbrella Event NIDA First Year Students
First Date 26 September 1996
Last Date 26 September 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description NIDA first year actors perform Too Young for Ghosts by Janis Balodis. The first major Australian play to deal with post-war immigration, Too Young for Ghosts draws a parallel between the story of explorer Ludwig Leichhardt and the arrival of a group of Latvian displaced persons from the camps of war-ravaged Europe.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
  • NIDA, Production Company
  • NIDA, Presenting Company
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gabriel Andrews Actor Phillips / G.I Joe / McQuaide
Douglas Blaikie Actor Otto
Caroline Brazier Actor Ruth
Jacqueline Delmege Actor Lydia / Angie
Benhur Helwend Actor Murphy / G.I Sam / Bourke
Paul Leyden Actor Karl
Matthew Newton Actor Leonids / Gilbert
Morgan O'Neill Actor Edvards / Leichhardt
Joanne Priest Actor Ilse
Adam Cook Director
Janis Balodis Playwright
Kevin de Zilva Stage Manager
Bill Pepper Voice Coach
Rosalind Williams Voice Coach
Donald Woddburn Voice Coach
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Rehearsal Room 3.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme NIDA Archive
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154050