The Cradle Song

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Event The Cradle Song
Venue University of NSW (Kensington Campus), Kensington, NSW
Umbrella Event First Year Student Performance
First Date 13 September 1961
Opening Date 13 September 1961
Last Date 13 September 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description This play tells the story of a child brought to a convent and of the extraordinary change in the lives of the nuns wrought by the presence of the infant.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Religious
Organisations
  • NIDA, Production Company
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jane Bertelson Actor Sister Maria Jesus
Patricia Best Actor Sister Torriera
Alison Clamp Actor Sister Sagrario
Lynette Cobern Actor The Vicaress
Timothy Cohen Actor Doctor
Anne Dobrowolska Actor Teresa
Unity Earle Actor Mistress of the Novices
Rodney Fisher Actor Antonio
Sandra Gleeson Actor Sister Alvira
Marilyn Haworth Actor Sister Katrina
Kim Hudspeth Actor Sister Inez
Tessa Mallos Actor The Prioress
Rosalind Seagrave Actor Sister Joanna of the Cross
Gillian Warner Actor Sister Marcella
Timothy Cohen Assistant Producer
Don Crombie Lighting Designer
María Martínez Sierra Playwright
Gregorio Martinez-Sierra Playwright
John Tasker Producer
Mary Elliott Set Designer
Nilda Hoven Stage Manager
John Garrett Underhill Translator
Text Nationality Spain
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This is a two act play, the second of which is set 18 years later.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Event Identifier 153564
Dataset AusStage