Middle Age Spread

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Event Middle Age Spread
Venue Circa Theatre (1975-1994), Wellington Central, New Zealand
First Date 16 November 1977
Last Date 1977
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Three couples attend a dinner none of them wants to be at. Colin is in his 40s and just been appointed as a principal. The play shows Colin's doubts and anxieties about his job and role as teacher, and the theme is lives and marriages of middle-class, middle-aged New Zealanders. A comic tragedy.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Middle Class
Urban
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Donna Akersten Actor Judy
Ray Henwood Actor Reg
Dorothy McKegg Actor Elizabeth
John Reid Jr Actor Robert
Grant Tilly Actor Colin
Jane Waddell Actor Isobel
Gwen Kaiser Costume Designer Costume/Wardrobe
Grant Tilly Designer
Michael Haigh Director
Rex Gilfillan Lighting Designer
Alistair Grant Photographer
Gaylene Preston Photographer
Roger Hall Playwright
Peter Barlow Set and/or Property Maker
Louise Genet Set and/or Property Maker
Yvonne Harrison Set and/or Property Maker
Bernard Kaiser Set and/or Property Maker
Peter Rahr Set and/or Property Maker
Grant Tilly Set Designer
John Reid Jr Slide Creator Slide Montage
Lee Bruce Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Premiere production wins Society of West End Theatre Award for best comedy of the year, 1979. Note: opening might have been 17/11/1977.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 185615