Bliss

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Event Bliss
Venue Belvoir St Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 9 June 2018
Last Date 15 July 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Harry Joy is the blessed Australian – a childhood of mystical innocence, a home stuffed with love, he brings a smile to all he meets. Then, one warm afternoon on the front lawn, he dies. It’s only for a few minutes – he’s revived. But the world he wakes to is changed; his wife, children and friends all now seem avaricious monsters. And so it dawns on Harry Joy: he hasn’t survived his heart attack at all. He is in Hell.

Enter Honey Barbara, a hippie from the rainforest, wise to the ways of the big city. She and Harry melt back into the verdant bush, where their children tell a story of a Pa
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Bush
Childhood
City
Death
Family
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marco Chiappi Actor
Mark Coles Smith Actor
Will McDonald Actor
Amber McMahon Actor
Charlotte Nicdao Actor
Susan Prior Actor
Anna Samson Actor
Toby Truslove Actor
Tom Wright Adaptor
Erin Shaw Assistant Stage Manager
Stefan Gregory Composer
Marg Horwell Costume Designer
Matthew Lutton Director
Paul Jackson Lighting Designer
Marg Horwell Set Designer
Stefan Gregory Sound Designer
Brooke Kiss Stage Manager
Peter Carey Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://belvoir.com.au/productions/bliss/
Programme Private Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 164366