Heartbreak House

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Event Heartbreak House
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 23 July 1986
Opening Date 26 July 1986
Last Date 30 August 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Written during World War I, inspects what Shaw thought as the abhorrent self-absorption and folly of middle-class Europe. Set during a house party at the eccentric household of Captain Shotover and his daughter Hesione, the play presents a world of moral and spiritual blight.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Subjects Class Issues
Morality
World War 1
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Isabelle Anderson Actor
Alan Cassell Actor
Peter Cummins Actor Captain Shotover
Edward Hepple Actor
Philip Holder Actor
David Latham Actor
John O'May Actor
Pamela Rabe Actor
Helen Tripp Actor
Pippa Williamson Actor
Kate Cherry Assistant Director assistant to director
Andrew Barker Assistant Stage Manager
Tony Tripp Designer
Roger Hodgman Director
Jamieson Lewis Lighting Designer
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
Ian Cookesley Production Manager
Peter Morrell Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Cast List MTC Records
Programme
Data Reviewed By RobertTaylor on 19 November 2024
Event Identifier 79251
Dataset AusStage