Of Mice and Men

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Event Of Mice and Men
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 9 January 1956
Opening Date 9 January 1956
Last Date 21 January 1956
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Two migrant field workers in California during the Great Depression come to a ranch to "work up a stake". attempts to explain the nature of being human and one's struggles to identify a place in the universe.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Loneliness
Workers
Working Life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Batey Actor
Malcolm Billings Actor
Noel Ferrier Actor
Leslie Gaskin Actor
Alan Hopgood Actor
Barry Humphries Actor
Frederick Parslow Actor
George Pravda Actor
Edward Webster Actor
Malcolm Billings Assistant Stage Manager
Frederick Parslow Assistant Stage Manager
Anne Fraser Costume Designer
Hana Pravda Director
Denis Irving Lighting Designer
John Steinbeck Playwright
Anne Fraser Set Designer
Peter Batey Stage Director
Edward Webster Stage Manager
Betty Druitt Wardrobe Master/Mistress
Works
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 77599