The Matchmaker

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Event The Matchmaker
Venue Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 13 August 1980
Last Date 27 September 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Wilder's brilliant 1954 farce about money and love starring that irrepressible busybody Dolly Gallagher Levi. This play inspired the Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!."
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Love
Marriage
Money
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julia Blake Actor Irene Molloy
John Bowman Actor A Cabman
Peter Curtin Actor Joe Scanlon / Rudolph
Vivien Davies Actor Minnie Fay
Robert Essex Actor Malachi Stack
Neil Fitzpatrick Actor Cornelius Hackl
Patrick Frost Actor Ambrose Kemper
Jackie Kelleher Actor Gertrude / Cook
David Letch Actor Barnaby Tucker
Amanda Muggleton Actor Ermengarde
Johnny Quinn Actor August
Marie Redshaw Actor Dolly Levi
Rosie Sturgess Actor Flora Van Huysen
Charles Bud Tingwell Actor Horace Vandergelder
James Ridewood Designer
Simon Chilvers Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
Murray Taylor Lighting Operator / Technician
Thornton Wilder Playwright
Peter Roehlen Production Manager
Glenda Ferrall Stage Manager
Marina Milankovic Stage Manager, Assistant
Grace Said Stage Manager, Deputy
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Event Identifier 29716