The Tree

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Event The Tree
Venue Little Theatre, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
First Date 12 September 1958
Last Date 13 September 1958
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description A domestic, back porch drama….The opening scene introduces three members of a small town family - a retired widower and his two home-keeping daughters. All this is done with deceptive flatness and all-too-convincing banality. Then, almost before we are aware of it, the play has gripped. Hilda, the daughter missing for fifteen years, is coming back home….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Family
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Pamela James Actor
Harry Lavington Actor Richard Marsh
Glenis Levestam Actor Hilda Willis
John Mahaffey Actor Herbert Willis
Peggy Purvis Actor Daisy Willis
Marjorie Summers Actor Ada Willis
Stafford Byrne Director
Stella Jones Playwright
Margaret Winter Prompt
Colin Wilson Properties Officer
Douglas Hoy Set and/or Property Maker
David de Bethel Set Designer
Joan de Bethel Set Designer
John McRae Stage Director
David Hannah Stage Manager
Joan de Bethel Wardrobe Assistant
Works
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information The play was first performed in Bristol in 1957, then by the NZ Players in a small town run. It had not received a full-scale theatre production in the main New Zealand centres to this date.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193793