The Life of the Party

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Event The Life of the Party
Venue Lyric Opera House, Hammersmith and Fulham, England
First Date 22 November 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Draws a desperate portrait of post-war urban sophisticates trapped in the shadow of the Cold War.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Alan Badel Actor
Anthony Booth Actor
Davina Dundas Actor
June Ellis Actor
Martina Mayne Actor
Olive McFarland Actor
Jill Melford Actor
Charles Rea Actor
Dorothy White Actor
Frith Banbury Director
William Lorraine Lighting Designer
Ray Mathew Playwright
Loudon Sainthill Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009
Book K. Brisbane (Ed.), 'Plays of the 50s', Currency Press, Sydney 2004
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 90982