Dear Octopus

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Event Dear Octopus
Venue Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, QLD
First Date 12 March 1940
Opening Date 12 March 1940
Last Date 12 March 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A comedy. It opened at the Queen's Theatre, London on 15 September 1938. On the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 the run was halted after 373 performances; after a spell in the provinces in early 1940 the play was brought back to London and played two further runs there until 31 August 1940.
The play depicts the relationships between three generations of a large family. The 'dear octopus' of the title refers to the family itself, whose tentacles its members can never escape.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dodie Smith Playwright
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Courier Mail 12 March 1940 p 17
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 82766