A Penny For A Song

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Event A Penny For A Song
Venue New Theatre, Sydney (1963-1973), Darlinghurst, NSW
First Date 20 March 1965
Opening Date 20 March 1965
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description About the absurdity of war, and set in 1804, around the imminant invasion of Nepolean Bonaparte.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Blindness
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jean Blue Actor
David Bradbury Actor
Andree Browne Actor
David Calcott Actor
Bill Courcier Actor
Jennifer Cullen Actor
Max Field Actor
Alan Hardy Actor
Alan Herbert Actor
Bill James Actor
Alan McDonald Actor
Norman Phillips Actor
Arthur Rudkin Actor
Leon Sherman Actor
Graeme Tomlins Actor
Michael Winters Actor
Cedric Flower Designer
John Tasker Director
Trevor Finch Lighting Designer
John Whiting Playwright
Jack Kreger Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The New Theatre's serious cast of fourteen brings to life the Bellboys family, two eccentric brothers — one a pyromaniac (Arthur Rudkin) and the other a bonvivant suffering from delusions of grandeur (Alan Herbert) — a very practical Jean Blue and a delightful Andrée Browne, who are hosts to an assured Michael Winter and his man, perspicacious David Calcott. The group welcomes successively a bli
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 21131