 Event |
Hay Fever
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| Venue |
All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
13 December 1939 |
| Opening Date |
13 December 1939 |
| Last Date |
14 December 1939 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
A comic play written by Noël Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss. Laura Hope Crews played the role in New York. Best described as a cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, the play is set in an English country house in the 1920s, and deals with the four eccentric members of the Bliss family and their outlandish behaviour when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. The self-centred behaviour of the hosts finally drives their guests to flee while the Blisses are so engaged in a family row that they do not notice their guests' |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
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| Subjects |
Relationships
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
Courier Mail 14 December 1939 p 18 |
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| Event Identifier |
110843 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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