Pushin' Up Daisies

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Event Pushin' Up Daisies
Venue Stables Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 31 August 1992
Opening Date 31 August 1992
Last Date 19 September 1992
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An offbeat comedy which vivisects some of the hazy mythologies about family life by the bright, hard light of an antipodean Christmas Day...the action unfurls in a suburban household.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Family
Physical Disability
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Anne Byron Actor
Philip Dodd Actor
Kurt Geyer Actor
Glenda Linscott Actor
Jeff Truman Actor
Matika Lindley-Thompson Assistant Director
Dean Hills Designer
Ros Horin Director
Mark Shelton Lighting Designer
Terence Crawford Playwright
Resources
Further Information The first play by Terence Crawford. One character is described as "the typical, dribbling, wheelchair-bound, Irish grandfather who speaks in riddles but in fact explains the meaning of the universe." (In a review in Tharunka, Tue 15 Sep 1992, Page 51)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record August 1992
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16448