And the Big Men Fly

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Event And the Big Men Fly
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 11 June 1963
Opening Date 12 June 1963
Last Date 31 August 1963
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description 'A tall story about football'. A young farmhand is asked to play barefoot with an Aussie Rules team.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Australian National Identity
Football
Sport
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Elspeth Ballantyne Actor Lil
Jane Bertelson Actor Television employee
Simon Chilvers Actor Commentator / Harry Head
Paul Eddey Actor Wobbly Coates
Brian Harold Actor Television employee
Alan Hopgood Actor J.J. Forbes
Paul Karo Actor Wally Sloss
Dennis Miller Actor Achilles Jones
Leslie Wright Actor Les Williams
Richard Prins Assistant Designer
Jane Bertelson Assistant Stage Manager
Brian Harold Assistant Stage Manager
John Sumner Director
Len Fisher Electrician
Alan Hopgood Playwright
Kevin Hanily Production Manager
Anne Fraser Set Designer
Eric Hoek Stage Manager
Betty Druitt Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 25035