Pacific Paradise

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Event Pacific Paradise
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 December 1955
Opening Date 3 December 1955
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere Yes
Description This anti-nuclear protest play play, written by Dymphna Cusack in 1955, addresses the issue of atomic weapons testing in the Pacific. It is translated into several languages, published in USSR and China, and has been performed throughout the world.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Dance
Drama
Historical
Subjects Nuclear weapons
Pacific Ocean region
Pacifism
War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Edmund Allison Actor
Pat Barnett Actor
Les Hope Actor
Annette McPhillips Actor
Lionel Parker Actor
Edgar Penzig Actor
Patricia Robertson Actor
Ray Roper Actor
Arthur Rudkin Actor
Kathy Rudkin Actor
Eileen Ryan Actor
Margaret Tanner Actor
Karen Winters Actor
Norma Disher Costume Designer
John Armstrong Director
Dymphna Cusack Playwright
Edmund Allison Set and/or Property Maker
David Milliss Set Designer
Joe Butta Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Event Identifier 21151
Dataset AusStage