The Good Person of Szechwan

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Event The Good Person of Szechwan
Venue Flinders University, Matthew Flinders Theatre, Bedford Park, SA
First Date 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description The play was first performed in Zurich in 1943. The title, like everything else about the play, is at once straightforward and contradictory. The "good person" is a victim of goodness; Szechwan is both an exotic fairy-tale Chinese province and a nightmare land of dog-eat-dog competition and exploitation. In short, this play is about the impulse to do good and the impossibility of doing good in the face of the need to survive at all costs.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Claire Bordas Actor
Catherine Fitzgerald Actor
Jenny Lind Actor
Robert Lind Actor
Carole Mallett Actor
Ilisabeth Margrett Actor
Kathryn Niesche Actor
Michael Pope Actor
Alice Spizzo Actor
Gus Worby Designer
Gus Worby Director
Graham Shorne Lighting Designer
Michael Morley Musical Supervisor
Bob Petchell Musician
Bertolt Brecht Playwright
Lorraine Archibald Production Manager
Caroline Florance Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Kathryn Niesche
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 207003