Lonely Lennie Lower

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Event Lonely Lennie Lower
Venue La Mama, Carlton, VIC
First Date 14 November 2002
Opening Date 14 November 2002
Last Date 1 December 2002
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description 20 years after it was written the acclaimed Barry Dickins play Lennie Lower returns. This tragic comedy based on the real life story of comic journalist Lennie Lower...the foremost comic journalist of the depression era, Lennie Lower, is alone, drunk and crying...Lower jokes and entertains as he reflects on life as a newspaper 'contributor' at a time when the term 'freelance'
was as unheard of as 'politically correct'.
Description Source Flyer/Poster
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Monodrama
Subjects Social Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Simon King Actor
Tania Lentini Assistant Director
Tania Lentini Assistant Director
Anna Borghesi Costume Designer
Lucy Freeman Director
Bec Russell Lighting Designer
Barry Dickins Playwright
Jonathon Leahey Set Designer
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20540