A Flea in Her Ear

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Event A Flea in Her Ear
Venue Russell Street Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Top Five Plays of the UTRC
First Date 4 December 1967
Opening Date 4 December 1967
Last Date 23 December 1967
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A Flea in Her Ear is a farce-comedy in three acts which follows the pattern based on deception. It is a comedy of situation involving marriage and deception. An oversexed gigolo, a suspicious wife, a jealous Spaniard, a drunken bellboy, and a witless nephew with a speech impediment all rendezvous at the shady Frisky Puss Hotel in Paris in one of the most popular and creative farces ever written.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Subjects Marriage
Sex
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helmut Bakaitis Actor
Elspeth Ballantyne Actor
Graeme Blundell Actor
Jennifer Claire Actor
Elaine Cusick Actor
Michael Duffield Actor
John Gregg Actor
Monica Maughan Actor
Dennis Olsen Actor
John Paton Actor
Lyndel Rowe Actor
David Turnbull Actor
Martin Vaughan Actor
George Whaley Actor
Graeme Blundell Assistant Stage Manager
Peter Taylor Assistant Stage Manager
Kristian Fredrikson Costume Designer
George Ogilvie Director
Robert Anderson Electrician
Georges Feydeau Playwright
Kristian Fredrikson Set Designer
Arthur Hynes Stage Manager
Geof Rumney Stage Manager
John Mortimer Translator
Resources
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Union Repertory's last production before becoming the Melbourne Theatre Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC records
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 77960