Birds in the Wilderness

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Event Birds in the Wilderness
Venue Downstage Theatre @ Walkabout (1964 -1971), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 5 March 1968
Last Date 1968
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Tension between stolid Presbyterian working virtue and the opposing ideal of non-commitment, of play, perhaps even of art, represented by Jacko, the freewhelling London Jew, with his philosophy of the moment…[Mason's theme:] that we are to some extent birds in the wilderness… flightless, looking enviously at the birds who can fly, but finally committed to our own patch of earth. However, the play fails to get off the ground for a number of reasons.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ken Blackburn Actor Gilbert Stead
Carole Eliott Actor Ruby Goalen
Don Farr Actor Bernard Bascombe
John Gordon Actor Ferenc Szabo: Apus
Dorothy McKegg Actor Juliet Bascombe
Mollie Parton Actor Ania Szabo - Bellpush
Grant Tilly Actor Jacko Sternberg
Charles Walker Actor Maxwell Waller: Big Maxie
Judi Lenart Costume Designer
Bruce Mason Director
Bruce Mason Playwright
Eric Wood Set Designer
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186057