Lennie Lower

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Event Lennie Lower
Venue Pram Factory, Carlton, VIC
First Date 28 June 1981
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description "Depicts the loneliness of the long distance columnist and shows 'the cost of comedy' in a night of ocker aphorisms and bar-room philosophy."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Monodrama
Biographical
One Person Show
Subjects Journalism
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Barry Dickins Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Lennie Lower was an Australian drunken comic journalist in 1920s and 1930s who died in 1947, a victim of a bungled operation for throat cancer.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) LENNIELBD
Event Identifier 91287
Dataset AusStage