This Old Man Comes Rolling Home

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Event This Old Man Comes Rolling Home
Venue New Fortune Theatre, Crawley, WA
First Date 11 January 1967
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere Yes
Description Deals with the fluctuating fortunes of the Dockerty family living in Redfern, Sydney, in the 1950s. Tom Dockerty is working class to his boots and a member of the Communist Party. His wife, Laurie, the former "Belle of Bundaberg" has not coped so well with seven kids and inner city living and has taken to drinking heavily.
It is a "slice of life" play with Redfern itself an always intrusive element.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Class Issues
Family
Marriage
Socialism
Suburban Communities
Workers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joan Bruce Actor Lorraine Dockerty
Elizabeth Caiacob Actor Fay
Irene Golovin Actor Joycee Dockerty
Jess McDonald-Taylor Actor Violet
Philip Porter Actor Snowy Baker
Neville Teede Actor Tom Dockerty
Molly Worsnop Actor
Frank Baden-Powell Director
Dorothy Hewett Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
AusStage Submit Form
UWATCH
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Review
Manuscript Character notes from the Papers of Dorothy Hewett MS6184, Series 4.1, Folder 1
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 72726