Cry Dawn in Dark Babylon

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Event Cry Dawn in Dark Babylon
Venue Athenaeum, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 1960
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description 'According to the author, this is a play about death, the Resurrection and the Church. It is a true story, based on his own experience as a pastor in an industrial parish in England'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ron Barrow Actor
Judith Edwards Actor
Norma Emmerson Actor
Wilma Jaffray Actor
Colin McNeill Actor
Les Milnes Actor
Selma Newton Actor
Rev Nelson Stockbridge Actor Priest
Natalie Ellis Director
P W Turner Playwright
Further Information Play originally published in 1959. Enthusiastic cast of 8 are members of Methodist Church, also Anglicans, Baptists and Presbyterians. (Article below). Theatre is referred to as the Octagon Theatre. Also played at Wesley Methodist Church 31 October and Milton on first Sunday in November.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 202668