Men Without Wives

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Event Men Without Wives
Venue Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA
First Date 24 August 1963
Opening Date 24 August 1963
Last Date 31 August 1963
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description This play was originally presented by the Repertory Theatre in 1938. "Not only is it an outstanding example of Australian playwriting; it is a fine piece of 'theatre' judged by any standard. The play depicts a phase of station life in the sparsely settled outback in all its harsh reality. ... The play is an apologia for the men without wives who, removed from the influence of white women, seek the company of the black; but it is a hym of praise, too, for those few white women who, by sharing the rugged life of the North, display a courage which surpasses even that of their menfolk.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Elizabeth Abbie Actor
Geanette Benger Actor
Jeff Booth Actor
Ian Foster Actor
Don Gulyard Actor
James Hind Actor
Ashley Kirk Actor
Ern Kirk Actor
Janet Langrehr Actor
Fay Lewis Actor
Ronald Robinson Actor
Brian Taylor Actor
Harry Twining Actor
Patricia Woods Actor
Ronald Peterson Director
Graham Walsh Lighting Designer
Malcolm Benger Musical Director
Rita Wilson Musical Director
Henrietta Drake-Brockman Playwright
Ronald Peterson Producer
Charles Sherry Set and/or Property Maker
Donald Noblet Stage Director
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme University of Adelaide Special Collections
Australian Drama Project (UQ) MENWITHHD
Newspaper Advertiser, 17 August 1963, 10
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 68957