Event | 
					 Hal's Belles 
						
						
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				| Venue | 
				National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC | 
			
			
				
					| First Date | 
					
					November 1945 | 
				
			
				
					| Opening Date | 
					November 1945 | 
				
			
			
				| Dates Estimated | 
			
				Yes | 
			
			
				
					| Status | 
					
					Pro-Am | 
				
			
			
				| World Premiere | 
				
				Yes | 
			
			
			
				
					| Description | 
  					Ray Lawler's first play, Frank Thring's first role onstage. Transferred from Middle Park Repertory Theatre | 
				
			
				
					| Description Source | 
					
					Other | 
				
			
			
				| Primary Genre | 
				
				Theatre - Spoken Word
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						| Text Nationality | 
						
						Australia
					
					
				
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						| Production Nationality | 
						
						Australia
				
				
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					| Further Information | 
					
					
					After a successful season the production transferred to The National Theatre
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					| Event Status | 
					
					
					Completed
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					| Data Source | 
					
					
						
							
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								Description | 
								
								
							 
							
								
									| Newspaper | 
									
									Cited 'Age', 25 August 1964, p. 2. | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Book | 
									
									John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Australian Drama Project (UQ) | 
									
									Key HALSBELRL | 
									
									
								 
							
								
									| Book | 
									
									National Treasure | 
									
									
								 
							
						 
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					| Data Set | 
					AusStage | 
				
			
			
				
					| Event Identifier | 
					
					156509 | 
				
			
			
				
			
			
			
			
			
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