Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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Event Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Venue Heidelberg Theatre, Rosanna, VIC
First Date 13 September 2012
Last Date 29 September 2012
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description For sixteen years Barney and Roo, two masculine Queensland cane-cutters, have come south to Melbourne for their annual lay-off season. Each year they bring a kewpie doll as a memento for their barmaid sweethearts, and stay for five months in a faded Carlton terrace house - a time which all four live for, and which makes the rest of the year endurable. But on their seventeenth visit, in the summer of 1953, things "go off the rails" with unforeseen outcomes. At the heart of this remarkable, iconic Australian play lies the pain of having to change despite the desire to keep things the way they are.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragi-comedy
Subjects 1950s
Adults
Australia
Friendship
Youth
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tina Bono Actor Pearl Cunningham
Joel Evans Actor Johnnie Dowd
Dan Haberfield Actor Barney Ibbot
Joan Moriarty Actor Emma Leech (Olive's Mother)
Anna Rodway Actor Kathie ('Bubba') Ryan
Jodie Symes Actor Olive Leech
Gavin Williams Actor Roo Webber
Melanie Belcher Assistant Stage Manager
Dianne Brennan Costume Assistant
Lois Connor Costume Assistant
Paul King Director Set Design
Deryk Hartwick Lighting Designer
Patricia Tyler Photographer Front of House Manager
Ray Lawler Playwright
Anne Smith Production Coordinator
Karen Wakeham Production Coordinator
Chris McLean Programme Administrator/Researcher Poster Design Publicity
Bronwyn Parker Properties Officer
Bobbie Parish Props Buyer Kewpie Dolls
Bruce Akers Publicist
Toni Tyers Publicist Publicity
Marie Mackrell Scenic Artist Set Decorator
Christian Dell'Olio Set and/or Property Maker Sound Operation
Owen Evans Set and/or Property Maker
Stephanie Gonelli Set and/or Property Maker
Des Harris Set and/or Property Maker
Doug McNaughton Set and/or Property Maker
Paddy Moriarty Set and/or Property Maker
Paddy Moriarty Set and/or Property Maker
Dennis Pain Set and/or Property Maker
Dennis Pain Set and/or Property Maker
Neville Wilkie Set and/or Property Maker
Neville Wilkie Set and/or Property Maker
David Belton Set Painter Set Decorator
David Belton Set Painter Set Decorator
Mal Cother Set Painter Set Decorator
Mal Cother Set Painter Set Decorator
Sheelagh Belton Stage Crew Set Decorator
Sheelagh Belton Stage Crew Set Decorator
Monica Christou Stage Crew
Monica Christou Stage Crew
Dana Drage Stage Crew
Dana Drage Stage Crew
Bruce Moorhouse Stage Manager
Bruce Moorhouse Stage Manager
Wendy Drowley Wardrobe Mistress
Wendy Drowley Wardrobe Mistress
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Review Programme, Cheryl Threadgold
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162722