A Cheery Soul

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Event A Cheery Soul
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 3 May 1996
Opening Date 7 May 1996
Last Date 1 June 1996
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Patrick White's classic comedy of manners is set in his favourite fictional suburb of Sarsaparilla at the end of the 1950s. It is a satirical look at the mores of a so-called Christian society. Decribed by White as being about "the destructive power of good."
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Morality
Religion
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julie Forsyth Actor Mrs Watmuff/Narelle
Bob Hornery Actor Hire Car Man/Mrs Tole/Mr Lickiss/Swaggie
Sue Ingleton Actor Mrs Lillie/Mr Bleeker
Melita Jurisic Actor Maid/Young Mrs Lillie/Mrs Wakeman
Jackie Kelleher Actor Mrs Anstruther/Violet Porteous/Mrs Furze
Monica Maughan Actor Mrs Hibble/Mr Furze
Judith McGrath Actor Matron/Mrs Pinfold/Berys
Margaret Mills Actor Mrs Custance/Miss Perry/Mrs Bleeker
Robyn Nevin Actor Miss Docker
Ian Scott Actor Furniture Man 2/Mr Wakeman
Iris Shand Actor Miss Dando/Baby Porteus/Zola
Fred Whitlock Actor Furniture Man 1/Tom Lillie/Chauffeur/Vince
Ross Williams Actor Mr Custance/Mrs Jebb/Les
Aidan Fennessy Assistant Director
Lea Trowbridge Assistant Stage Manager
John Rodgers Composer
Dale Ferguson Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Rory Dempster Lighting Designer
Katie Black Musician cello
Peter Horsfall Musician trumpet
Simon Monger Musician violin
Erkki Veltheim Musician viola
Patrick White Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer
Greg Diamantis Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1996
Programme MTC 1996
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 29 October 2024
Event Identifier 27659
Dataset AusStage