Breaking Up in Balwyn

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Event Breaking Up in Balwyn
Venue Yarra Princess Riverboat, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Moomba Festival
First Date 24 February 1983
Last Date April 1983
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Sub-titled 'A Toast to Money, Marriage and Divorce', this was a kind of reverse of Jack Hibberd's Dimboola in that it took the form of Samantha Hart-Byrne's divorce party. Ms Hart-Byrne's 'best friends' (the audience) were joined on the cruise from the city to Hawthorn and back by various characters from her life and failed marriage; they boarded and disembarked at various stopping points along the river-bank.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Satire
Situation Theatre
Subjects Divorce
Marriage
Partnerships
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Davies Actor
Peter Finlay Actor
Susie Fraser Actor
Carolyn Howard Actor
Hannie Rayson Actor
Mary Sitarenos Actor
Peter Sommerfeld Actor
Mark Shirrefs Director
Paul Davies Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information In an effort to capitalise on the raging success of Storming Mont Albert by Tram, Paul Davies and TheatreWorks attempted another site specific, mobile show, this time set on a pleasure boat on the Yarra River. It made good box office but was not considered as successful artistically.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence with Paul Davies
Australian Drama Project (UQ) BREAKINPD
Data Reviewed By Sean Weatherly (SeanWeatherly) on 4 June 2015
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 91172