The Best of Friends

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Event The Best of Friends
Venue Circa Theatre (1975-1994), Wellington Central, New Zealand
First Date 6 October 1989
Last Date 11 November 1989
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A gentle study of the long-lasting friendship between atheist George Bernard Shaw, Abbess Dame Laurentia McLachlan and academic art collector Sir Sydney Cockerell, and exemplifying Shaw's dictum that plot is the curse of serious drama and literature - it has none.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Donna Akersten Actor Abbess
Ray Henwood Actor Cockerell
Peter Vere-Jones Actor Shaw
Grant Tilly Designer
Michael Haigh Director
Hugh Whitemore Playwright
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 187780