The Gentle People

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Event The Gentle People
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 23 November 1953
Opening Date 23 November 1953
Last Date 5 December 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two middle-aged cronies love to fish in their off hours. Each of them has his domestic and financial difficulties, but when they go fishing the world is their own. Just as they are planning a glorious jaunt in southern waters, a tough young gangster appears to extort "protection" money from them.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Corruption
Justice
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Zoe Caldwell Actor
Carmel Dunn Actor
George Fairfax Actor
Noel Ferrier Actor
Kenric Hudson Actor
Roma Johnston Actor
Brian Mitchell Actor
John Powers Actor
George Pravda Actor
Alex Scott Actor
Brian Wallace Actor
Margo Braybrook Administrator
Beth Brown Assistant Stage Manager
Norma Edwards Assistant Stage Manager
John Sumner Director
Irwin Shaw Playwright
John Sumner Set Designer
Ron Field Stage Director
Bryan Edward Stage Manager
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 77458