The Last of the Rainbow

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Event The Last of the Rainbow
Venue Emerald Hill Theatre, South Melbourne, VIC
First Date 5 October 1963
Last Date 3 November 1963
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play covers the last 24 hours in the life of a derelict Melbourne pub, "The Rainbow", before the wreckers take over.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Homosexuality
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mark Albiston Actor
Eric Colladetti Actor
Robert Cross Actor
Terence Donovan Actor
Helen Harper Actor
David James Actor
Dawn Klingberg Actor
Aarne Neeme Actor
John Paton Actor
Joe Sorbello Actor
Ailsa Tizard Actor
Julie Copeland Costume Designer
Wal Cherry Director
John Hepworth Playwright
Aarne Neeme Set Designer
George Whaley Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key LASTOFTJH
Book Jonathan Bollen, Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
Magazine Bulletin, 26 October 1963, 39
Marking Masculinity Project
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 90370