The Happy Journey

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Event The Happy Journey
Venue Porirua Little Theatre, Elsdon, Porirua, New Zealand
First Date 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A father, mother and two of their three surviving children drive from Newark, New Jersey to Camden to visit their married daughter, who has recently lost her baby in childbirth. Their journey is punctuated by talk, laughter, memories (some mundane, some happy, some painful), and appreciation of the Now - ham and eggs, flowers, family, sunsets and the joy of being alive. In this family drama, nothing much happens-and yet everything important happens. As Ma Kirby says, 'There's nothin' like bein' liked by your family'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragi-comedy
Subjects Family
Mothers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Thornton Wilder Playwright
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 194510