The Boiling Frog

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Event The Boiling Frog
Venue Nimrod, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 11 July 1984
Last Date 26 August 1984
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Playwright Alison Lyssa draws explores the fate of the human species now facing the dangers of the nuclear age...her three act play spans three epochs, from the great plague in 17th century London, to the industrialisation founded on coal and iron in 18th century England, to the present age of atomic power. Each successive generation expected that technology would solve the problems of disease and poverty.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Environmentalism
Materialism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Marilyn Allen Actor
Madeleine Blackwell Actor
Peter Collingwood Actor
Tom Considine Actor
Susannah Fowle Actor
Robert Morgan Actor
Christine Koltai Choreographer
John Shortis Composer
Anny Evason Designer
John Bell Director
Alison Lyssa Playwright
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 11936
Dataset AusStage