The Entertainer

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Event The Entertainer
Venue University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC
First Date 8 February 1960
Opening Date 8 February 1960
Last Date 3 March 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Vaudevillian seaside entertainer Archie Rice is a failure in his career and as a family man. The egotistical has-been performer believes the show must go on even if that means a creaky act to an indifferent audience, stringing along his fellow performers, exploiting the hopes and money of a starlet and neglecting his own family.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Class Issues
Entertainers
Family
Political
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dorothy Bradley Actor Britannia
Lewis Fiander Actor Frank Rice
Frank Gatliff Actor Archie Rice
Mary Hardy Actor Jean Rice
Joan Harris Actor Phoebe Rice
Graeme Hughes Actor Graham
George Ogilvie Actor William Rice
Frederick Parslow Actor Billy Rice
Marion Edward Assistant Stage Manager
Lyndel Rowe Assistant Stage Manager
Rex Reid Choreographer
John Addison Composer
Anne Fraser Costume Designer
John Sumner Director
Rodger Richardson Electrician
Gary Hyde Musician: Percussionist
Max Olding Musician: Pianist
John Osborne Playwright
Anne Fraser Set Designer
Alan Harvey Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Extended for a fourth week.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme 1986 production
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 77719