Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

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Event Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Venue DAPA Theatre, Hamilton, NSW
First Date 10 April 2010
Opening Date 10 April 2010
Last Date 24 April 2010
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description FAMILY gatherings, with underlying tensions brought to the surface, are a favourite subject of playwrights, and Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is one of the best works in that genre.

While it was written 55 years ago, the characters and situations are timeless.

The family occasion is the 70th birthday of Big Daddy Pollitt, a wealthy cotton plantation owner in the southern United States.

While Big Daddy and his wife, Big Mama, are using the occasion to celebrate what they believe is a clean bill of health given to Big Daddy after he has had tests for cancer, his two sons a
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragi-comedy
Subjects Family
Homosexuality
Love
Money
Mortality
Property
Relationships
Values
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nicolette Black Actor
David Ebert Actor
Greg Gascoine Actor
Cathy Maughan Actor
Aimee Joy Mehan Actor
Michael Smythe Actor
Richard Thomas Actor
Peter Trist Director
Ellie Camp Graphic Designer
Callan Purcell Lighting Operator/Technician
Lorraine Davis Make-up Artist
Tennessee Williams Playwright
Lesly Stevenson Producer
Margaret Spencer Properties Master
Rod Irwin Set and/or Property Maker
Robert Walker Set and/or Property Maker
Callan Purcell Sound Operator/Engineer
Enid Bailey Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review Newcastle Herald review April 15, 2010
Programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 83624