The Department

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Event The Department
Venue York Theatre (Seymour Centre), Chippendale, NSW
First Date 28 October 1987
Opening Date 28 October 1987
Last Date 21 November 1987
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description It is the dimension of a certain pathos and pain. Ostensibly about a staff meeting in a tertiary college of education. The Department is more about the need for power, territory and status - not on a global sphere, but within the workplace thousands of us find ourselves everyday.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Academics
Australian National Identity
Working Life
Workplace
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helmut Bakaitis Actor Hans
Ben Gabriel Actor Gordon
Max Gillies Actor Robbie
Ron Graham Actor Bobby
Tracy Mann Actor Myra
Geoff Morrell Actor John
Matthew O'Sullivan Actor Al
Kris Ralph Actor Sue
John Sheerin Actor Owen
Paul Williams Actor Peter
John Senczuk Assistant to the Designer Artwork
Julie Pajaczkowska Costume Co-ordinator
Shaun Gurton Designer
Rodney Fisher Director
Noel Ferrier Executive Producer for AETT
Nick Schlieper Lighting Designer
David Williamson Playwright
John Bayley Production Manager Northside
Rick Mitchell Production Manager Athenaeum
Christopher Stewart Production Manager
Coralie Venus Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Flyer found in Nimrod 1987 file. Closing date based on Melbourne transfer & Seymour availability
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Flyer Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Australian Theatre Record October 1987
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 340