Bury the Dead

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Event Bury the Dead
Venue New South Wales Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW
First Date 21 April 1937
Opening Date 21 April 1937
Last Date 22 April 1937
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description Written by Irwin Shaw. Six American soldiers have been killed in the war that breaks out sometime in 1937, but when the squad is about to inter the corpses in the newly-dug grave, the six men rise up in protest against their deaths, and simply refuse to be buried.

Place: Behind the Lines in the War that is to begin tomorrow, and in other various parts of America.

Repeat performances: 13th July & 25th/27th September 1937
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jean Blue Actor Martha Webster
Beresford Conroy Actor The Reporter
Megan Edwards Actor Katherine Driscoll
Lionel Eton Actor The Newsboy
Jack Fegan Actor 1st Corpse
June Hay Actor The Clergyman
Henry Howlett Actor 1st Soldier
Mary Osmond Actor Mrs. Elsie Dean
Desmond Rowan Actor 6th Corpse
Jerold Wells Actor The Doctor
Bernard Yardley Actor 1st General
L J Robertson Lighting Designer
Irwin Shaw Playwright
Jerold Wells Producer
Resources
Further Information Limited cast and crew details found, along with a description of the play in The Workers' Weekly, Tuesday 27th April, 1937; accessed through Trove.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review The Workers' Weekly, Tuesday 27th April, 1937
Event Identifier 149255
Dataset AusStage