Shorts Programme 1: Ned / The Flying Doctor / The Bear / Out at Sea

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Event Shorts Programme 1: Ned / The Flying Doctor / The Bear / Out at Sea
Venue Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 29 April 1995
Opening Date 29 April 1995
Last Date 3 June 1995
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Programme of short plays. The Bear (Chekhov): tells of a wealthy heiress, recently widowed, who receives an unwelcome visit from a landowner to whom her late husband was in debt. Out At Sea (Mrozek): Three starving men stranded on a raft agree that one must be eaten. Ned (Leversha): A comic tale about a woman, the man she loves and the dog she doesn?t. The Flying Doctor (Moliere): satirizes the bourgeoisie of the Seventeenth Century through improbable situations, comic characters, and slapstick action.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
One Act Plays
Short Play
Mask
Subjects Animals
Marriage
Money
Social Issues
Survival
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Camilla Ah Kin Actor
Julie Forsyth Actor
Ernie Gray Actor
Natasha Herbert Actor
Lex Marinos Actor
Genevieve Morris Actor
Charles Powles Actor
Samantha Baker Assistant Stage Manager
Maria Roberts Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Healy Composer
Laura Jocic Costume Designer
Tomek Koman Designer
Nolan Tyrell Designer
Chris Corbett Director
Peter Donohue Director
Victoria Eagger Director
Ian Watson Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Peter Donohue Mask Maker
Sylvia Rechs Mask Maker Designer
Anton Chekhov Playwright
Pamela Leversha Playwright
Jean-Baptiste Moliere Playwright
Slawomir Mrozek Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Paul Healy Sound Designer
Kerry Saxby Sound Designer Recording
Victoria Knight Stage Manager
Nicholas Bethell Translator
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
France
Poland
Russia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record May 1995
Cast List MTC Records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 29329