The Paragon

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Event The Paragon
Venue Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW
First Date November 1948
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A play about a father-son relationship. Set in 1940s England. A wealthy blind man is determined to build a cricket pavilion as a memorial to his dead son, who was killed in battle in World War II.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Blindness
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Therese Desmond Actor
Coral Fairweather Actor
Edward Howell Actor
Jessica Noad Actor
Richard Parry Actor
Michael Pate Actor
Kathleen Robinson Actor
Haydee Seldon Actor
Grant Taylor Actor
Leslie Victor Actor
Thelma Afford Costume Designer
Igor Hmelnitsky Musician
Michael Pertwee Playwright
Roland Pertwee Playwright
John Sykes Producer
Clement Kennedy Set Designer
Harry Short Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Further Information During this period, the term "Producer" refers to the stage director and "Director" is used to describe those people who produce or manage the venue, company and/or its productions.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Event Identifier 14351
Dataset AusStage