Like Father, Like Daughter

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Event Like Father, Like Daughter
Venue Elmwood Playhouse, Merivale, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 1986
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description It's about an old man reliving his past, about mateship between cobbers and in marriage, and betrayal. Conventional enough matter, but the script establishes a real sense of the emptiness, loneliness and desolation of this man's old age, the hatred between old and young as Ben finds himself under seige from the forces of consumer capitalism and ambitious youth… The sympathy we feel for him is dissipated as Ben's character is revealed through the skillfully blended flashbacks. In particular, Ben has made his own pragmatic choice when he decided to work on the wharf in 1951.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects 1950s
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Barry Southam Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Barry Southam's third full-length play.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 185731