 Event |
A Delicate Balance
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| Venue |
Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Festival of Overseas Play Successes |
| First Date |
13 February 1967 |
| Opening Date |
13 February 1967 |
| Last Date |
11 March 1967 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The story revolves around the household of an old WASP couple (Agnes and Tobias) and the cohabiting Claire (Agnes' hard-drinking sister), who never passes up an opportunity to drink or to make a good joke at someone's expense (including her own). Their uneasy peace is disrupted first by the unexpected arrival of two old friends (Harry and Edna) -- fellow empty-nesters with free-floating anxiety who ask to stay with them to escape an unnamed terror -- and then by the arrival of their daughter Julia, whose fourth marriage has collapsed.
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| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Family
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Cast List |
MTC records |
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| Event Identifier |
77956 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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