Home Sweet Home - Leonard's Last Hurrah

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Event Home Sweet Home - Leonard's Last Hurrah
Venue Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne Festival 1999
First Date 19 October 1998
Last Date 30 October 1998
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Of all the characters Reg Livermore hs introduced to the stage over twenty-four years, Leonard is the only one to have appeared in all of his shows. Initially created as a tribute to the great Australian comic Roy Rene (Mo), Leonard quickly took control of his own identity and we have snce shared the intimate vagaries of his life.
From a young and successful male model, to his latest situation as a hilarious old codger in a nursing home, Leonard manages to engage our sympathy because he is both sadly pathetic and ultimately moving. His outspoken commentary, opinions and reflections about wives and children, extra-marital romances, sex and psyche are as far away from political correctness as you are likely to find.
Reg Livermore, a consummate performer and Australia's greatest clown, again demonstrates his ability to reach every member of the audience in this hilarious reverie of the rage and helplessness of old age, its lost dreams and emotional incontinence.
Description Source Brochure
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
One Person Show
Subjects Ageing
Psychology
Romance
Sex
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Reg Livermore Designer
Reg Livermore Devisor
Reg Livermore Performer
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne Festival 1999 guide
Correspondence from Reg Livermore
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 99316