A Raisin in the Sun

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Event A Raisin in the Sun
Venue Waterside Workers' Federation Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 13 October 1962
Opening Date 13 October 1962
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description By playwright Lorraine Hansberry - first female African-American writer to have a play on Broadway. About a black family's struggle for equality in 1950s Chicago.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Racism
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Bruning Actor
Alan Dalgleish Actor
Evelyn Docker Actor
Nan Gow Actor
Robert Bruning Designer
David Milliss Designer
John Armstrong Director
Lorraine Hansberry Playwright
Resources
Works
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992, and programme.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 21661
Dataset AusStage