The Shifting Heart

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Event The Shifting Heart
Venue Police Boys' Club Theatrette, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 23 April 1961
Opening Date 23 April 1961
Last Date 7 May 1961
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Repertory's second play, "The Shifting Heart", by Richard Beynon, is a story surrounding the current difficulties of "new-comers" - in this case an Italian family - fitting into the Australian scene.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Italians
Migrants
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Dawn Bakarich Actor Leila Pratt
John Crosby Actor Donny Pratt
Helen Hoban Actor Momma
Alan Le Marne Actor Clarry
Peter Lipscom Actor Detective-Sergeant Lukie
Lance Rapp Actor Poppa
Carol Wane Actor Maria
Quentin Willis Actor Gino
Jack Haddock Designer
Richard Beynon Playwright
Eleanor Williams Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Five performances on 23, 29 and 30 April, 6 and 7 May.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Barrier Miner, 1 April 1961, p. 5
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 99179