A Cheery Soul

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Event A Cheery Soul
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre (1962-1977 & 1988-), Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival 1994
First Date 25 February 1994
Opening Date 25 February 1994
Last Date 2 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description In the suburb of Sarsaparilla in the late 1950s in the land of Menzies and God, Miss Docker lives a life of loud desperation. Singlehandedly she terrorises suburbia, an old folks home and the Church of England.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Contemporary
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Justine Anderson Actor Maid/Young Miss Lillie/Little Girl 2 (Narelle)
Paul Bishop Actor Furniture Man 1/Tom Little/Little Boy (Vince)
Jennifer Blocksidge Actor Mrs Lillie/Mr Furze
Beth Child Actor Mrs Anstruther/Violet Porteous/Mrs Bleeker
Max Cullen Actor Mr Custance/Mrs Jebb/Little Boy (Les)
Sue Dwyer Actor Mrs Wakeman/Mrs Watmuff
Jennifer Flowers Actor Mrs Custace/Miss Perry/ Little Girl 1 (Berys)
Hazel Howson Actor Miss Dando/Baby Perteous/Little Girl 3 (Zola)
Bev Langford Actor Matron/Mrs Pinfold/Mr Bleeker
Geoff Morrell Actor Mr Wakeman/Furniture Removal Man 2
Anthony Phelan Actor Mrs Tole/Car Hire Man/Mr Lickiss/Swaggie
Carole Skinner Actor Miss Docker
Kaye Stevenson Actor Mrs Hibble Mrs Furze
John Rogers Composer
Bill Haycock Designer
Neil Armfield Director
Nigel Levings Lighting Designer
Patrick White Playwright
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Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian & New Zealand Theatre Record February, 1994
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 20806