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Venue Sydney Trades Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 27 October 1976
Last Date 26 November 1976
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description A play in two acts about a woman coming to terms with her lesbianism. Three waitresses share a Fitzroy terrace and are visited by the mother of one of them. The theme of this play is choices in lifestyle, sexual expression and identity.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Lesbian
Lifestyle
Sexual Identity
Sexual orientation
Women
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nina Bondarenko Actor Heidi
Trish Crick Actor Gabby
Finola Moorehead Actor Victoria
Jane Mullett Actor Katey
Susy Potter Costume Designer
Alison Richards Director
Caroline Jay Graphic Designer Poster
Linda Aarchen Lighting Designer
Annie McKenzie Lighting Designer
Di King Playwright
Susy Potter Props Buyer/Designer/Maker
Susy Potter Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This was the first lesbian play in Australia. Produced in Melbourne by the Women's Theatre Group as part of the Women x 3 season in 1975. Performed in 1976 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for four weeks (October - November 1976) in the Sydney Trades Hall Room 33. Later the play toured to Sydney Trades Hall in 1979.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 171207