Mary

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Event Mary
Venue Universal Two, Fitzroy, VIC
First Date 8 December 1982
Last Date 19 December 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Mary is a play about being Greek and growing up in Melbourne. It juxtaposes a Greek-Australian family with an Anglo-Australian one, focussing on the relationships between mothers and their teenage daughters. The play explores the conflicts and the comedy of cultural difference, both within families and between them. It is also about the quest for identity as women, daughters and mothers.

Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Act Plays
Subjects Australians
Family
Greeks
Relationships
Women
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Joy Dunstan Actor
Tereza Loizou Actor
Joy Mitchell Actor
Mary Sitarenos Actor
Peter Sommerfeld Designer
Susie Fraser Director
Hannie Rayson Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Transfer to the Universal Theatre following the big success of its premiere season at Playbox Upstairs in September
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) MARYHR
Correspondence with Paul Davies
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 14 March 2012
Event Identifier 95320