A Day in the Death of Joe Egg

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Event A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
Venue Theatre Royal, Hobart, TAS
First Date 11 November 1968
Opening Date 11 November 1968
Last Date 16 November 1968
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The play centers on a British couple who are struggling to save their marriage whilst trying to raise their only child, a small girl with cerebral palsy. She is wheelchair bound and unable to communicate. Taking care of her has occupied nearly every moment of her parent's lives since her birth, and this has taken a heavy toll on their marriage. Sheila, her mother, gives Josephine as much of a life as she can while Bri wants the child institutionalised and has begun to entertain chilling fantasies of killing himself and Josephine.

Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Carers
Disability
Family
Relationships
Suicide
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Leila Blake Actor
Elaine Cusick Actor
Robin Ramsay Actor
Malcolm Robertson Actor
Lyndel Rowe Actor
Virginia Vagg Actor
Hugh Rule Assistant Stage Manager
Gary Wastell Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Prins Costume Designer
George Ogilvie Director
Geoffrey Milne Electrician
Peter Nichols Playwright
Arthur Hynes Production Manager
Richard Prins Set Designer
Sandra McKenzie Stage Manager
Robert Powell Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 24456