The Blue Goose

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Event The Blue Goose
Venue Coronation Hall, Mosgiel, New Zealand
First Date 9 October 1962
Last Date 11 October 1962
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Mrs Portal has insisted on taking the juvenile lead in all the town's amateur opera evenings and has done for eighteen years. On the night that she is playing Yum Yum one of her daughter's has planned to elope with the dashing captain of the yacht 'the Blue Goose' - unfortunately he falls overboard and the yacht drifts off with the girl aboard. the lifeboat crew are called out - they have all been taking part in the opera evening and are all in costume.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mary Bradbury Actor Mrs Keppel-Piggot
Rodney Hill Actor Charlie Rogers
Don Lyders Actor Henry Portal
Jim Martin Actor Herbert Biggs
Elsie McNeil Actor Mrs Elizabeth Portal
Ben Miller Actor Mr Guppy
Anne Ritchie Actor Louise Portal
Judy Treloar Actor Anna Portal
Graeme Ward Actor Richard Hardy
Maureen Woodford Actor Margaret a maid
Grace Douglas Director
John Bradbury Lighting Designer
N Larsen Lighting Designer
Peg White Make-up Artist
Peter Blackmore Playwright
Dorothy Trail Prompt
Noeline Buckley Properties Officer
Rona Findlay Properties Officer
Margaret Muirhead Properties Officer
Amy Miller Set Designer
Robin Smellie Set Designer
Graham Hasler Sound Designer
Clive Heseltine Sound Designer
Ken Lewis Stage Manager
Hazel Larsen Wardrobe Assistant
Text Nationality England
Further Information Floral arrangements by Ruby and Sarah Armstrong.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 198419