Mabel

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Event Mabel
Venue Theatre Corporate, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 6 October 1982
Last Date 27 October 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Based on the life of Mabel Howard, first woman member of the New Zealand cabinet, this play moves through her career as a trade union secretary, her long term in parliament and her final illness in Sunnyside Hospital. First prize, New Zealand Playwrights' Association, 1982.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Biographical
Solo
Subjects Politics
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Maya Dalziel Actor Mabel Howard
Roger McGill Director
Campbell Smith Playwright
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Substantially re-written for this production at Theatre Corporate as a monologue.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186131