The Banana Bender

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Event The Banana Bender
Venue La Mama, Carlton, VIC
First Date 3 April 1980
Last Date 27 April 1980
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description Farce about a religious fanatic living on a camping site in Queensland with his mother. Set in hot, steamy Queensland...Len is a banana picker, a whisker away from 40, a loser who lives with his mother, drinks too much, and litters his slummy plain house with pictures of Jesus. On the night we meet Len, he's met a girl and is bringing her home...overwhelming lust versus the religiously fuelled certainty that Ruth is a godforsaken whore.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Subjects Family
Relationships
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Julie McDonald Actor Kath / Ruth
Rod Williams Actor The Banana Bender
Barry Dickins Director
Ross Dixon Lighting Designer
Ross Dixon Lighting Operator/Technician
Barry Dickins Playwright
Robert Dickins Properties Master/Mistress
Robert Dickins Scenic Artist
Ross Dixon Set and/or Property Maker
Ross Dixon Set Designer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) BANANABBD
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1980
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 91280