A Happy And Holy Occasion

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Event A Happy And Holy Occasion
Venue Merlyn Theatre @ CUB Malthouse, Southbank, VIC
First Date 27 February 1993
Opening Date 27 February 1993
Last Date 20 March 1993
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description First staged in 1976, the play is an account of a doomed family party held in Newcastle on Friday 13 February, the eve of the eldest son's entrance into a seminary, and the fall of Singapore. It is a portrait of family interdependence and the Irish-Australian heritage of romanticism, ebullient humour, guilt and vulnerability.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
World War 2
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Janet Andrewartha Actor Breda Mulcahey
Peter Curtin Actor Rev. Father Thurlogh O'Gorman
Beverley Dunn Actor Cecilia McManus (Miss Siss)
Robert Essex Actor Tocky Keating
James McKenna Actor Christy O'Mahon
Ailsa Piper Actor Mary O'Mahon
Richard Piper Actor Denny O'Mahon
Malcolm Robertson Actor Vincent de Paul (Houses) O'Halloran
Robert Taylor Administrator
Armando Licul Assistant Stage Manager
Wayne Pearn Assistant to the Director
Tony Tripp Designer
Terence Clarke Director
Jill Smith General Manager
Sarah Masters Lighting Designer
John O'Donoghue Playwright
Linda Aitken Production Manager
Jon Davey Sound Operator/Engineer
Ross Murray Stage Manager
Stuart McKenzie Technician
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record February 1993
Programme
Press Release
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 13 June 2024
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 16809