Arsenic and Old Lace

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Event Arsenic and Old Lace
Venue His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 22 April 1944
Last Date April 1944
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The play is a farce revolving around Mortimer Brewster, a theatre-hating drama critic who must deal with his crazy family and local police as he debates whether to go through with marrying the woman he loves. His family include two spinster aunts who have taken to murdering old men by poisoning them with arsenic, a brother who believes he's Teddy Roosevelt, and a criminally murderous brother who - due to botched plastic surgery to evade the authorities - now looks like horror-film actor Boris Karloff.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Farce
Subjects Family
Madness
Murder
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Allan Actor Mr Gibbs
Frank Bradley Actor Lt. Rooney
Stephen Chapman Actor Officer
Allen Christie Actor Mortimer Brewster
Ethel Gabriel Actor Abby Brewster
John Gray Actor Officer O'Hara
Les King Actor Officer
Lloyd Lamble Actor Jonathan Brewster
Lily Moore Actor Martha Brewster
Alan Rankin Actor Rev Dr Harper/Mr Witherspoon
Sam Stern Actor Dr Herman Einstein
John Tate Actor Teddy Brewster
Bettina Welch Actor Elaine Harper
Les King Director
Joseph Kesselring Playwright
Gerald Kirby Producer
George Upward Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Further Information Grand Opera House, Wellington 10 - 29 July; Theatre Royal Christchurch 5 - 11 August; His Majesty's Dunedin 9 - 14 Sept.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 202052