A Hard God

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Event A Hard God
Venue The Playhouse (1973-2000), Adelaide, SA
First Date August 1981
Last Date 28 August 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "Set in Sydney during the early post war (1945) years and with a working class theme, the film explores the trials and tribulations suffered by three brothers who, during a drought, are forced off the land and into the city. The story of the Cassidy family. Dan and his wife Aggie and his two brothers Martin and Paddy and their wives. Dan is the pillar of the family the one the others turn to in times of trouble. One year whilst the family is on holiday in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Dan's son meets Jack. Jack is immediately attrached to Dan and makes his intentions clear. At first Dan is confused but a relationship develops between the teenagers - but will it just be a summer love?"
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Family
Relationships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Philip Quast AM Actor Jack
John Saunders Actor Paddie
Coralie Ashton Assistant Stage Manager
Bill Haycock Designer
Nick Enright Director
Peter Kenna Playwright
Malcolm Leech Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 29748