Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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Event Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Venue Theatre 3, Acton, ACT
First Date 15 July 1981
Opening Date 15 July 1981
Last Date 8 August 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Part of The Doll Trilogy in which two larrikin canecutters and their women awaken to middle-age. The impact of the Doll cannot be over-stated. Its success both here and abroad was quickly recognised as a defining moment in Australian theatre history.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Australian National Identity
Holidays
Relationships
Workers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Terry Hogan Actor Dowd
Denis Mackay Actor Barney
Edda Massimini Actor Bubba
Joan Richards Actor Emma
Ernest Steffan Actor Roo
Lisa Whelan Actor Olive
Trish Williams Actor Pearl
Sally Roberts Assistant Stage Manager
Philip Smith Composer
Robyn Mettam Costume Designer
Jesse Shore Deputy Stage Manager
Pamela Rosenberg Director
Paul Hunter Lighting Designer
Ray Lawler Playwright
Ellen Shipley Production Manager
Ian Telford Set Designer
Tony Ashcroft Special Effects
Steven Trenerry Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) SUMMERORL
Book Edgeworth, Anne. The Cost of Jazz Garters : A History of Canberra Repertory Society 1932 to 1982, Canberra, 1992
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1981
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 70548