Waiting For Lefty

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Event Waiting For Lefty
Venue Community Arts Centre, Hamilton, NSW
First Date 1 May 1991
Opening Date 1 May 1991
Last Date 11 May 1991
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Based on the events of the 1934 New York City taxi strike, the play has been adapted to an Australian setting, heightening the universal themes of workers struggling in times of depression or recession and the strains placed on families, friends and lovers caught up in an impending strike.
Description Source Press Release
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Political
Working Life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Barnes Actor
Karen Birrell Actor
Belinda Cameron Actor
David Cameron Actor
Andrew Edwards Actor
Bill Iden Actor
Charles Jordan Actor
David Morgan Actor
Susie Porter Actor
Melvinn Relf Actor
Meredith Warne Actor
David Yarrow Actor
Stefo Nantsou Director
Clifford Odets Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Records held by the Workers Cultural Action Committee
Event Identifier 61046
Dataset AusStage